The arrangement where two or more employers jointly employ a single worker or share employment responsibilities.
From coemploy + -ment (suffix creating abstract nouns of state or condition). This legal and HR term emerged as modern employment relationships became more complex.
Coemployment is reshaping labor law—companies like temp agencies, staffing firms, and client companies increasingly engage in coemployment relationships, creating murky legal territory about who owes workers benefits and safety protections.
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