Michael Scantland v. Jeffry Knight, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that uncontestable chargebacks that reflect the actual value of the job instead of the cost of damages are \more consistent with disciplining employees\
• reviewing summary- judgment decision and stating that an individual’s employment status under the FLSA is a legal question decided based on “underlying facts”
• providing factors by which to evaluate whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor
• evaluating the relevant factors to determine whether FLSA plaintiffs were employees or independent contractors
• “We view the subsidiary facts relevant to each factor through the lens of ‘economic dependence’ and whether they are more analogous to the ‘usual path’ of an employee or an independent contractor.”
• “An individual’s ability to earn more by being more technically proficient is unrelated to an individual’s ability to earn or lose profit via his managerial skill, and it does not indicate that he operates his own business.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).