Tagare v. NYNEX Network Systems Co.

How courts have described this case

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• noting that the factors consulted to determine whether a hired party is an employee under the NYHRL \largely mirror those weighed in Title VII claims\
• granting summary judgment on the plaintiffs implied covenant claims and noting that “there would be no reason for [the defendant] to undermine its own interests by sabotaging his sales efforts” and the defendant “had abundant incentive not to suppress [ ] sales”
• “[M]ost courts within the Second Circuit . . . emphasize the extent of the hiring party’s control over the hired party’s daily activities.” (emphasis in original)
• “[T]he determination of [Plaintiff]’s employment status involves a detailed, fact-intensive inquiry of several factors.”
• “[A]lthough an individual’s employment status is not determined solely by the label used in the hiring contract, courts within the Second Circuit have considered contractual language as one factor among many in determining employment status.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).