In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of companies that have wrongly classified an “employee” as a “contract worker” and, consequently, were taken to court by workers who believed they were entitled to certain rights and privileges enjoyed by individuals who were given “employee” status. What are some of the rights and privileges that are given to employees but not the contract workers? What advantages do employers gain with contract workers over regular employees? How could a contract worker prove to the courts that he or she is really an employee and was wrongly classified as a contract worker?