Regulation and cost containment. As

Regulation and cost containment. As the workplace has become increasingly encumbered by government regulation, and the litigation that inevitably accompanies such regulation, employers have sought out ways to transfer the legal burdens and risks of employment to third parties. This endeavor is not always successful. Most employment laws now address the multiple-employer situations created by organizations utilizing contingent workers. In many contingent worker cases, the law is now such that the employer may not truly transfer its employment liabilities. However, through the use of contingent workers, the organization may gain a partner with to share obligations and liabilities