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Liability for Client's Unlawful Discrimination: Reduce Your Risk

Elwood Staffing case provides guidance on avoiding liability for client misconduct

Staffing firms are routinely dragged into employment litigation because of discriminatory conduct by a client. When a temporary worker asserts a discrimination claim based upon client conduct, it is standard practice for the plaintiff's lawyers to include the staffing firm as defendant, even if the staffing firm had little or no involvement in the underlying events. Below are a few recent examples:

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