Coliseum Cartage Co. v. Rubbermaid Statesville, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• concluding that the dancers “are far more closely akin to wage earners toiling for a living, than to independent entrepreneurs seeking a return on their risky capital investments.”
• finding that instructing dancers to charge minimum prices for dances indicated control
• explaining that the “factors are merely aids in determining the underlying questions”
• finding that a dancer’s investments in costumes and a padlock pale in comparison to a nightclub that “owns the liquor license, owns the inventory of beverages and refreshments, leases fixtures for the nightclub (e.g., the stage and lights
• rejecting argument that exotic dancers’ control over their profits through “initiative, hustle, and costume” weighed in favor of independent-contractor status
• finding lack of permanency, but holding other factors on balance outweigh this factor

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