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> It doesn't say you are not allowed to hire those people as regular employees and treat them like regular employees.

What you're saying defeats the purpose and idea of having contractors.

So... Google is legally required to treat contractors as second class citizens to afford them the privilege of being able to mistreat them and fire them at the drop of a pin.

We understand the """"purpose"""" of having contractors.

In a nutshell, yes.

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