My question involves independent contractors in the state of: California
I am an Aesthetician at a day spa and pay rent for a room. The equipment is provided for me although I buy my own products. They want me to clean the bathrooms, do reception work (with no pay) and when they book me new clients, they dictate the price that will be charged. I have my own credit card machine, however they want the client to pay them and then charge me 5% for credit card fees. They also require a uniform.
All this screams employee to me. I have gone on all the govenment sites and done the research, but it is still unclear. I am the only one that wants to rock the boat it seems. I want to stay there because it will cause me financial harm to move.
What should I do? I want to make them realize they can't require these things of me as an independent contractor. We are meeting soon to negotiate my contract.

