an individual can rebut the IRS presumption that you are an employee by providing records, such as contracts or partnership agreements, that provide sufficient evidence to corroborate the individual's status as a non-employee.
It's not getting paid hourly that's an issue. it's that all your labors are performed for a single entity. Whether you are an independent contractor or an employee who should have gotten a W-2 is the issue.
see this IRS webpage
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/worker-classification-101-employee-or-independent-contractor
