Jennifer Gordon was quoted in a New York Times story about a labor dispute between WeWork, a New York start-up, and its janitorial service providers.
“Many parts of what used to be integrated businesses are now handled through subcontracting,” said Jennifer Gordon, a professor at the Fordham University School of Law specializing in immigration and employment.
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“The law says CBM is the employer, but if you look at the reality of how wages are set, it’s the firms higher up the chain that really control what the wages will be,” Ms. Gordon said. “WeWork has all the power. It has the money, and it has the control.”
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But for now, a company like WeWork has no obligations to look out for the employees of a contractor like CBM. “Morally, I would argue that they absolutely have a responsibility,” Ms. Gordon said. “But legally it’s much more complicated.”
