A contractor is not an employee. They were not eligible to get a ‘paycheck’ from her.
They were eligible to apply for a PPP loan of their own or file PUA.
Exactly why I DIDN’T apply for a PPP loan. I have two subcontractors and no employees. I’m sure that NYS will soon go the way of CA and eliminate subcontractors/gig workers where everyone has to be employed by someone and worker’s comp astronomical insurance needs to be purchased.
(as well as health insurance etc etc)