The primary distinction is whether they're hired directly by Duke as a contractor, versus whether they are employed by a consulting company that is contracted b

The primary distinction is whether they're hired directly by Duke as a contractor, versus whether they are employed by a consulting company that is contracted by Duke. If they are hired as an individual, definitely second-class citizen, and there have been legislative pushes to make a lot of these people classified as employees. If they are employed by a company that is contracted, chances are their situation is much more comfortable.