Exhibit 10.1

                    FOURTH AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


     This Fourth Amendment to Employment  Agreement (the "Amendment"),  dated as
of the 1st day of July, 2002 by and between COMFORCE Corporation  ("COMFORCE") a
Delaware  corporation,   and  COMFORCE  Operating,   Inc.  ("COI"),  a  Delaware
corporation that is wholly-owned by COMFORCE  (COMFORCE and COI are collectively
referred to as the "Employer"),  and John C. Fanning, a resident of the State of
Florida ("Employee").

     WHEREAS,  the parties entered into an Employment Agreement (the "Employment
Agreement")  dated as of January 1, 1999 pursuant to which  Employer  formalized
the terms  upon  which  Employee  is  employed  by  Employer,  which  Employment
Agreement  was  previously  amended as of March 28,  2000,  January 23, 2001 and
September 27, 2001(as amended, the "Employment Agreement"); and

     WHEREAS,  the parties desire to further amend the  Employment  Agreement as
herein provided.

     NOW, THEREFORE,  in consideration of the promises and mutual obligations of
the parties contained herein, and for other valuable consideration,  the receipt
and  sufficiency of which are hereby  acknowledged,  the parties hereto agree as
follows:

     1. The second sentence of Section  4(a)(ii) of the Employment  Agreement is
hereby amended by adding the following proviso at the end thereof:  "; provided,
however, that,  notwithstanding the foregoing, no such increase shall be made to
Employee's Base Salary for the 2002 calendar year."

     2. The second sentence of Section  4(e)(ii) of the Employment  Agreement is
hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

          "For  this  purpose,   `pre-tax   operating  income'  shall  mean  the
          consolidated  earnings of the Employer and its subsidiaries (i) before
          deduction of or allowance or provision  for taxes based upon income or
          loss,  (ii) before  deduction of or  allowance  or  provision  for the
          incentive  compensation  payable  pursuant  to this  Agreement  or any
          incentive  compensation  payable based upon the consolidated income or
          profits of Employer under any other  agreement or arrangement  between
          Employer and any employee,  whether now in effect or hereafter entered
          into,  (iii) excluding the effect of any  extraordinary  gain or loss,
          (iv)  excluding the  cumulative  effective of any change in accounting
          principle,  (v) excluding the effect of any  write-down of goodwill in
          accordance with SFAS 142, and (vi) excluding the effect of any gain or
          loss  realized  upon the  extinguishment  of debt  that,  prior to its
          reclassification  in  accordance  with SFAS 145,  was  recorded by the
          Employer as an extraordinary gain or loss."

     3. All other  provisions of the Employment  Agreement  shall remain in full
force and effect.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned have executed this Agreement on the day and
year first above mentioned.

                              COMFORCE CORPORATION

                              By:
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                                   Its:

                              COMFORCE OPERATING, INC.

                              By:
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                                   Its:

                              EMPLOYEE

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                               John C. Fanning