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p; An onsite manager alleged race discrimination, but the court never reached the substance of her claims. Why? Because she worked for a contractor—not the school network she sued. The case was dis
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issed. Here’s what every employer who works with vendors, staffing firms, or third-party service providers nee
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to know. TL;DR: A school system defeated a race and retaliation lawsuit because the plaintiff wasn’t their employee—even though she had a company email, office space, and took direction from their managers. Title VII only applies to employers. If you contract out, make sure you don
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