Suing the Government as a "Joint Employer"--Evolving Pathologies of the Blended Workforce

Abstract

As the blended workforce, a realm in which contractors work alongside, and often are indistinguishable from, their Government counterparts becomes more commonplace, the distinction between civil servants, members of the military and contractor employees increasingly blurs. One intriguing (and, apparently, accelerating), yet little-known trend is that contractor employees are more frequently suing the Government, alleging employment discrimination on the part of Government managers, supervisors or even coworkers. That seems like quite a wrench to throw into the contractual relationship.