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		<title><![CDATA[Software giant to pay $97 million; Microsoft settles temp lawsuit.(Vizcaino vs. Microsoft; Hughes vs. Microsoft)(Brief Article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[REDMOND, Wash.--Microsoft Corp. will pay $97 million to settle an  eight-year old dispute with temporary workers over whether they are  entitled to benefits.    The agreement affects about 8,000 to 12,000 workers who worked for  Microsoft after December  REDMOND, Wash.--Microsoft Corp. will pay $97...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Case Sets New Rules for Treating Temporary Workers.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200012/ai_n22495814]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Dec. 16--As soon as news broke this week that Microsoft Corp. would  pay $96.9 million to settle two lawsuits brought by workers who charged  that the software giant classified them as temporary employees to deny  them benefits, San Francisco employment  Dec. 16--As soon as news broke...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Avoiding liability for temp workers.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200007/ai_n20174377]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS -- When is an employee really an employee and what  difference does it make?    In the case of Donna Vizcaino et al. vs. Microsoft Corp., it cost  the Seattle-based software maker more than $100 million in stock options  when the U.S. Supreme...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Shortens Tenures of Temporary Workers.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Feb. 24--After losing battles in both the courtroom and the court  of public opinion, Microsoft Corp. is rethinking its definition of  temporary workers.    Feb. 24--After losing battles in both the courtroom and the court  of public opinion, Microsoft Corp. is rethinking its definition of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Washington State Says Microsoft Is 'Co-employer' of Temporary Workers.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jan. 26--The Washington Department of Labor and Industries has  determined that Microsoft is a "co-employer" of the temporary  workers it hires through employment agencies, thus dealing a blow to the  company's attempts to distance itself from  Jan. 26--The Washington Department of Labor and Industries has ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Review declined in temp case ;High court again refuses to address issue of benefits eligibility.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200001/ai_n20170959]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review several cases  last week that employers and insurers watched closely, though it did  hand down rulings on other issues relating to labor and insurance.    For the second time in two years, the justice  WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Former Microsoft Temporary Worker Thought She Would Be Hired.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jan. 11--Donna Vizcaino doesn't remember how her name won the  top spot in a lawsuit -- against Microsoft -- that is setting the  national agenda for how companies treat temporary workers.    Jan. 11--Donna Vizcaino doesn't remember how her name won the  top spot in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Decision Presents Win for Microsoft Temporary Workers.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jan. 11--The U.S. Supreme Court failed to come to Microsoft's  rescue Monday when it refused to hear an appeal of a case that grants  thousands of current and former Microsoft temporary workers the right to  buy the company's stock at a discount.    Jan. 11--The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Loses Supreme Court Ruling on Temporary Workers.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jan. 11--The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal  by Microsoft Corp. that argued for a reduction in the number of  temporary employees the company may have to compensate because they were  not allowed participate in its stock-purchase  Jan. 11--The U.S. Supreme Court...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Slowly Changes Policy on Use of Temporary Workers.]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 1999 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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