Over the past 20 years, there has been a pronounced movement toward the use of part-time, temporary, and contract employees. Employers
find that contracts and temps keep costs down due to increased flexibility and reduced benefit costs. Employee representatives complain that it is discriminatory for employers to seek to exploit the labor market by using part-time workers and temps to keep labor costs down for one segment of the work while paying full value for another segment.
Are contract and temporary employers good for business? Explain your position in a legal and ethical context, and set forth the basis for your determination. On the flip side, should federal and state legislators pass laws assuring the contract and temporary worker access to the same privileges and perks that regular employee counterparts enjoy? Compare and contrast the alternatives.