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... City workers in Seattle have sued the local government for keeping benefits from so-called "temporary" and "part-time" employees. King County, Wash., workers have won a similar lawsuit. Lawyers in Los Angeles County have challenged a set up where some county attorneys earn lower pay than colleagues because of their classification. And employees at Microsoft Corp. who were labeled "independent consultants" and denied many company benefits recently won a $97 million settlement.
"There's a much bigger percentage of employees in this situation," said Michael Hayes, a professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law. "What's happened in the last five years is workers are starting to respond. They're saying, 'I'm not satisfied with this. I want to be treated like a full time, regular employee.' "....
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