> There's usually a clause in both contracts that prevents them from cutting out the middle-man. Usually that has a fixed expiration date, e.g. placement-to-hi

> There's usually a clause in both contracts that prevents them from cutting out the middle-man. Usually that has a fixed expiration date, e.g. placement-to-hire is a 6-month contract. Otherwise you're just a professional services company with contractors, and that usually carries a 3-6 month non-compete or something along those lines.