Ali v. L.A. Focus Publication

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• that reporter was paid by the article is indicative of an independent contractor relationship, but that fact alone is not dispositive if other indicia of employment are present
• that reporter was paid by the article is indicative of an independent contractor relationship, but that fact alone is not dispositive if other indicia of employment are present
• “Several appellate courts ... have held that, because independent contractors are not employees, they lack standing to assert a claim for wrongful termination in violation of public policy.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).