Entries tagged “discrimination”
New Legal Trap for Employers in Hiring Independent Contractors
insights Michael Moradzadeh · October 21, 2009
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in a September 10, 2009 ruling, held that an employer can be held liable for discriminatory hiring decisions made by its independent contractors. The case involved an independent contractor acting on behalf of the employer, telling the plaintiff that “they were looking for someone younger”.…