Legally defined, “independent contractors” provide a service pursuant to a contract (whether written or unwritten) without the direction of the person paying the bill (the employer). An independent contractor controls how the service is provided, who provides it, and the method of accomplishing it. The key is that the independent contractor acts independently, free of direction and control of the hiring company (employer). Porn performers do indeed work under direction and are controlled in virtually every aspect of their job, so to term them indy contractors is clearly incorrect.

All that being said, labor law, at least in CA, is very loosely overseen and rarely leads to prosecution of employers. Labor control in general has gone to hell, in part due to the worsening economy, the clout that corporate management has in the state legislature (lots of lobbying cash), and just plain lax enforcement of the laws. Don’t expect this to change any time soon, and I doubt seriously that the clipboards will be showing up on the sets of Porn Valley to any shocking degree.

Priceless.

You hate L.A. because you FAILED there. Then you made empty—and illegal—death threats like a bitch, and had to flee the state. I’m sure you have priors, so to show your little brown face back here spells jail for you, and a beatdown in there. Nice going. Latin pride alla way, pinche hoto. You make conservatives look very good, although you couldn’t define that term if one put a gun to your head… hey, not a bad idea!