Discounting the tripe &quot;You go girl&quot; tone of the article, there is no divine law asserting that there ought to be only two forms of (W2&#x2F;1099) employees. The labor laws should change in tune with evolution in technology. However given the current dysfunctional congress, and from experience with other Patent&#x2F;Immigration laws this won&#x27;t happen any time soon. Had it been about Patent&#x2F;IP litigation and any other lawyer the tone of the article would be different.<p>This is parasitic legal rent seeking at its worst, let&#x27;s call a spade a spade.<p>Here is an WSJ article that calls for change in labor laws.[1]<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wsj.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;what-if-there-were-a-new-type-of-worker-dependent-contractor-1422405831" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wsj.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;what-if-there-were-a-new-type-of...</a>