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inlawrev-3343	Berger, Mark	The Contingent Employee Benefits Problem	1999	56	.pdf	application/pdf	30706	1592	56	'^ While an employer may be able to avoid some of the costs associated with employee benefits by supplementing core employees with contingent workers, it is also possible to take the further step of converting an existing work force into a contingent employee system. According to U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates, employee benefits accounted for 3% of total compensation paid to employees in 1929, but this figure had risen to 41.9% by 1996.^^ While some of these costs represent required benefits, such as Social Security^^ and Unemployment Insurance,^'* others reflect programs which have become increasingly important in the contemporary economic environment, though not mandatory.	cache/inlawrev-3343.pdf	txt/inlawrev-3343.txt