· 3/23/2000
Christine Schwieger v. Farm Bureau Insurance Company of Nebraska Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company of West Des Moines, Iowa
Citations
- 207 F.3d 480
- 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 4635
- 82 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 748
- 2000 WL 298068
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the high skill level required for an insurance sales position weighed in favor of independent contractor status
- holding that the high skill level required for an insurance sales position weighed in favor of independent contractor status
- holding that the second factor “weighs heavily in favor of independent contractor status” when agent considered herself a professional and had a state license
- holding that this factor weighed in favor of independent contractor status because the insurance agent was not paid by the company but solely through commission
- holding that selling insurance is part of an insurance company’s regular business
- determining whether insurance sales agent was employee or independent contractor for purposes of Title VII jurisdiction
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Judges: Wollman, McMillian, Battey
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