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Feb 5, 2007labor-lawcontrol-testregular-employeeretainer-agreementemployer-employee-relationshipillegal-dismissal
Control Test and Regular Employment: When a Retainer Is Not an Employer-Employee Relationship
The Supreme Court explains when a company doctor under a retainer agreement is not a regular employee under the control test.