I just recently found out that the owner of the HVAC company that I work for has been treating his employees in a way that is not legal. I have been working for this HVAC company for many years. During the entire time that I have been working for the HVAC company, the owner of the HVAC company has always claimed that we are self-employed HVAC technicians. We received a 1099 each year for tax season, and we are never paid overtime since we are considered self-employed HVAC technicians. However, I recently learned what it means to be self-employed, and I learned that the owner of the HVAC company has been treating us poorly. The only reason that the owner of the HVAC company treats us as self-employed HVAC technicians is because he does not want to pay the extra tax that is required for us to be HVAC technicians for his company. As a self-employed HVAC technician, we are supposed to be able to set our own hours and work as much as we want. However, the owner of the HVAC company sets all of our hours and dictates us around like he is the boss. If I am a self-employed HVAC technician, he literally cannot tell me what to do. I recently confronted the owner of the HVAC company, and I have been pursuing my legal rights as a self-employed HVAC technician. If he fires me, he is going to be in legal trouble, and he knows it. Finally, the HVAC technicians that work for this company are going to be treated properly.