Originally Posted by
A321neo
why would contractor vs employee make a difference here?
Generally contractors can negotiate invoicing requirements (e.g. documentation). If a client wanted some onerous documentation, I would strike that clause from the contract or charge extra for that documentation. Employees usually don't have that flexibility.
In the US there is no exact legal definition for contractor vs employee, just some guidelines. The more control a client exerts, the more it makes it into an employer-employee relationship vice a contractee-contractor.