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Circuit Court Rules Insurance Agents Are Not “Employees” Under ERISA

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The identity crisis appears to be over for one insurer using independent contractors. In Jammal v. American Family Insurance Co., the Sixth Circuit reversed the district court and held that a putative class of insurance...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Insurance Agents Properly Classified As Independent Contractors, Circuit Court Rules

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The Sixth Circuit ruled that agents were properly classified as independent contractors in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) class action brought on behalf of thousands of current and former insurance agents...more

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Insurance Agents as Employees? Court Breaks Independent Contractor Precedent

On August 1, 2017, the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio held that insurance agents working under independent contractor agreements with an insurer were employees for purposes of pursuing pension and other...more

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