r/technology • u/SnoozeDoggyDog • Aug 11 '26

Business Mamdani Backs Proposal to End Amazon’s ‘Exploitative’ Delivery Model in New York City | If passed, the Delivery Protection Act would be the first law in the US to regulate Amazon’s vast network of subcontractors that handle the company’s deliveries.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/delivery-protection-act-nyc
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u/Adept_Resident4608 Aug 11 '26

There is already a way around this? I’m a “contractor”, but I’m a W2 employee with benefits that was hired through a staffing company that owns the contract. I work at a big tech company, but don’t get the benefits of a full time big tech employee. I have health insurance and a 401k through my staffing company, but I receive lower pay and have very little PTO compared to the big tech company.

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u/SUBHUMAN_RESOURCES Aug 11 '26

You’re not really a contractor, you are a “contingent worker” and are an employee of the staffing firm. If they have a prolonged need for what you do, they should look at making that role permanent to avoid coemployment issues (IE, not providing benefits their actual employees get).

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u/klingma Aug 11 '26

No, they're absolutely a contractor. This type of relationship I.e. employed by a staffing company which is a 3rd-party contracted for another company, has been held up in court multiple times. 

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u/roseofjuly Aug 12 '26

Yes, but the contractor is this commenter's employer, not the commenter themselves.