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Re:What I learned getting acquired by Google by taude on Thursday November 09, 2023 @09:42PM (#38214456)
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.
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Re:What I learned getting acquired by Google by blagie on Saturday November 11, 2023 @06:34AM (#38229406)
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-...

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