Alternative Staffing: Basics for Employers

More and more employers are trying to limit the size of their regular workforce by using contingent or alternative staffing. It is estimated that one-third of all American workers fall into the category of contingent workers. More companies than ever before are using temporary employees, leased employees, or independent contractors, and many companies try a combination of those types of workers and engage in often inventive work relationships with them. It is extremely important to understand the legal issues that apply with various types of contingent workers. What may have seemed simple in the past is no longer necessarily that way, particularly due to recent changes in federal and state laws and in the ways that courts view such work relationships. This software guide explains the various types of contingent workers, analyzes the legal issues, and puts the text of relevant statutes and regulations at the employer's fingertips.

Written by William T. (Tommy) Simmons, former senior legal counsel to TEC/TWC Employer Commissioners Mary Scott Nabers, Jim Kaster, Bill Hammond, and Ron Lehman, and now a management-side employment law attorney in private practice whose clients include many staff leasing and temporary staffing companies, the software contains valuable information covering every aspect of alternative staffing. Among other things, it highlights both the advantages and pitfalls of using various types of contingent workers. There is a wealth of commentary to help employers understand the requirements of the laws covering each category of contingent worker and how the categories relate to each other. Those experienced with alternative staffing issues will find this software to be a valuable timesaver, since the entire text of the relevant statutes and regulations is contained within the program, cross-linked and easily navigable with only a mouse. With just a few clicks of a mouse button, the user can go from commentary to statute, from statute to regulation, to other regulations, back to the statute, and back to the commentary. Easy navigation features built into the software make it simple to go from one topic to another and to retrace one's steps if needed.

For more information, please contact the author, William T. (Tommy) Simmons, Attorney at Law, at 512-388-4529 or (toll-free) 1-877-454-3526 (phone), or 512-388-4533 (fax), or else send e-mail to .

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