body: Say I apply at McDonald's and give the conditions that I wish to work under:
  
  
  1.No income is withheld from me -- **thus I am self-employed**.
  
  
  2.I work like every other worker, **but get paid a fixed amount agreed upon**.
  
  
  3.I am responsible for taxes myself.
  
  
  4.I ask specifically for **no benefits other than money**.
  
  
  5.It could be contract-based, but doesn't exactly have to be.
  
  
  Could an employer legally do this?
  
  
  
title: Is it legal to hire an employee, but pay them as a free agent?