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· 6/4/1912

Bosworth v. Ellison

Citations

  • 148 Ky. 708
  • 147 S.W. 400
  • 1912 Ky. LEXIS 517

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that this factor favored plaintiffs where “the business of Supermaid is providing cleaning services” and “[m]aids who work for Supermaid perform that cleaning”
  • holding that a three-year non-compete agreement indicated an employer-employee relationship because it restricted the employee’s ability to use their skills in the open market
  • holding that this factor favored employee status because “the primary business of Supermaid is providing cleaning services” and “[m]aids who work for Supermaid perform that cleaning”
  • holding that maids who worked fixed hours at fixed rates were “employees,” reasoning that they did not have “any autonomy to increase their earning rate through managerial discretion”
  • finding employee status where workers were “not allowed to vary their start and end times”
  • weighing in favor of control when the em- ployer dictated the products and methods to be used at work

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Judges: Carrodl

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