In the best-case scenario for employers, we will start the new year with the recession over, the economy robustly bouncing back and companies expanding workforces through the quickest, most flexible, least costly means possible: hiring contingent workers.
Sounds wonderful in the abstract. But in reality, the term “contingent worker” raises red flags for labor and employment experts. While acknowledging the economic benefits of taking an alternate route to hiring new employees, they caution that in today’s litigious environment and with state and federal regulators looking aggressively into hiring practices, contingent workforces are a potential legal quagmire.
