Re:What I learned getting acquired by Google
by taude on Thursday November 09, 2023 @09:42PM
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The microsoft lawsuit applied to the contractor staffing agencies, too. I'd google it for you, bute they had so many orange v-badges back in the day, that it has to be pretty easy to google.
Re:What I learned getting acquired by Google
by blagie on Saturday November 11, 2023 @06:34AM
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Web search says that contrary to stereotypes, the problem was that they did NOT have contractor staffing agencies, and that as a result, they were not withholding taxes. This was resolved by bringing in a staffing agency.
A second problem was that they DID have ambiguous language in their employee handbooks, which meant that once temps were ruled employees, they became benefit-eligible, including in retroactively.
https://www.reuters.com/article/businesspropicks-us-findlaw-...
The Microsoft problem was *independent* contractors. I.E. treating people as self-employed.
Normal contractors are employees of a temp firm. None of these issues apply there.
Footnote: I started my career as an IC, before I had family or kids. It was great. 32 hour work weeks and time (and the legal right) to do startups on the side. Ton of flexibility relative to a real job.