I'm not an HR type, but I believe is stems from a lawsuit where contractors sued Microsoft because they were kept at contractor status for years and not allowed any company benefits. I believe MS lost the case. Because if this, most companies won't allow a contractor to stay for very long, 2-3 years max. Legal types (JVP?) may chime in here and correct me if I'm wrong.


>Hi all -
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>A client of mine just mentioned that her legal department told her there were some issues/requirements dealing with consultants that have been working under contract for more than 3 years. Any HR-types (or others) out there know anything about this? I've never heard this?
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>Thanks.!