Right, if you are an employee, your employer should issue you a W-2.
If you are doing a "side gig" that sounds like you are self-employed.
Remember also that the only difference in tax is that the portion of your FICA (social security tax) that is paid by the employer when you're an employee is paid by you when you're self-employed, AND you get a credit for half of that on your 1040. The biggest difference is that the tax is not withheld from your paychecks as it is when you are an employee, so you have to pay it on your tax return. .
Here is a link about the difference between a 1099 contractor and a W-2 employee.
1099 or W-2
If you feel that you should be treated as a W-2 employee, you can lodge a complaint against the employer by filing Form SS-8 with the IRS.
IRS Form SS-8
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