Contractors are not employees. This is about employees.
The key difference between the two is precisely that employers are not presumed to watch and control how a contractor works.
The key difference between the two is precisely that employers are not presumed to watch and control how a contractor works.
I've been a consultant and an employee many times in my career. You can take any variation of the following sentence and it'll remain true:
I've worked for a company as a [ hourly consultant | salaried employee | per project consultant ] that [ monitored my every keystroke | monitored attendance | monitored nothing ].
Every variation is possible, and I've seen every variation.