The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Case summary:Workers in the U.S are generally classified as employees and independent contractors. Employees are covered under certain employee-related laws, whereas independent contractors are not covered under any law. Employees seek protection under employment laws which are not available to independent contractors. These independent contractors are unsatisfied and disgruntled as they are not entitled to claim any benefit under the employment law.
To find: The choices that are available to disgruntled U and L drivers.
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