Legal Opinion
Vizcaino v. Microsoft Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 3, 1996No. 94-35770PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge REINHARDT; Dissent by Judge TROTT.
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Large corporations have increasingly adopted the practice of hiring temporary employees or independent contractors as a means of avoiding payment of employee benefits, and thereby increasing their profits. This practice has understandably led to a number of problems, legal and otherwise. One of the legal issues that sometimes arises is exemplified by this lawsuit. The named plaintiffs, who were classified by Microsoft as independent contractors, seek to strip that label of its protective covering and to obtain for…
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