"Temps, vendors and contractors are an important part of our extended workforce, but they are employed by other companies, not Google."
This is completely incorrect in every way except legally. Google employs them, and pretends that they don't by inserting another company in between.
When you find yourself doing something simple in a complicated way because the law gives you additional advantages, that's a great sign that the law is bad.
"Temps, vendors and contractors are an important part of our extended workforce, but they are employed by other companies, not Google."
This is completely incorrect in every way except legally. Google employs them, and pretends that they don't by inserting another company in between.
When you find yourself doing something simple in a complicated way because the law gives you additional advantages, that's a great sign that the law is bad.