are employers liable for contracted workers discrimination claims
FOR DISCRIMINATORY ACTS. by Heather R. Baldwin Vlasuk. Two recent federal court decisions remind employers that they can be held liable for discriminatory acts against their independent contractors as well as for acts taken by their independent contractors against third parties.OR DISCRIMINATORY ACTS. by Heather R. Baldwin Vlasuk. Two recent federal court decisions remind employers that they can be held liable for discriminatory acts against their independent contractors as well as for acts taken by their independent contractors against third parties.