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We hired the candidate through a temporary service.
This move has several variations, but the usual ways it’s done is:
The fee key is proving you were the source of the hire. That means proving:
Proving these things can be done. Filing a lawsuit helps. Particularly when it includes:
As to conversion, fraud, and conspiracy, the candidate can also be named. He will get very nervous, then ve-r-r-ry angry at the prospect of unlimited punitive (to punish) and exemplary (to set an example) damages (money to be paid).
Your basic employer lawyer usually reacts by preparing a mutual release of all claims, selling you on signing it in exchange for paying your full fee.
