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              Independent Contractor or Employee? The Legal Distinction and Its Consequences

              Public Employment Law Bulletin #32

              Diane M. Juffras
              Sunday, May 1, 2005

              Examines the advantages and risks of government employers using independent contractors to perform work traditionally done by regular employees.

              Download (pdf, 699.54 KB)
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              Diane M. Juffras
              Albert and Gladys Coates Term Professor; Professor of Public Law and Government
              juffras@sog.unc.edu

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