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AlphaCity Hospital contracts CareCrew Specialists, Inc. to supply 25 environmental service workers for a 5-month hospital-wide sanitation and cleaning program. CareCrew hires and pays its own workers, furnishes uniforms and PPE, and uses its own on-site supervisor. AlphaCity’s on-site Facilities Manager assigns daily tasks to the CareCrew workers, sets shift schedules, monitors performance, and can discipline workers for delays or mistakes. CareCrew invoices AlphaCity monthly and handles payroll taxes. Are these arrangements permissible contracting or subcontracting under DOLE guidelines, or do they fall under labor-only contracting and thus Not Covered? Briefly explain the governing doctrine, distinguish the essential criteria, and apply to the facts.