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> If a truck driver makes Amazon look bad, they will pressure you to fire them...even it's not their employee.

This right here should get Amazon.com classified as a joint employer. A franchise model is suppose to delegate HR decisions to the local owner.

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Congress had the right idea when they made ERISA pension liabilities joint liabilities among controlled companies. Of course, that’s probably one of the factors that contributed to the decline of private sector pensions, but I think some new joint liability laws would be a great idea.

Yep, sounds like the legal term of 'distinction without a difference'.

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