Labor/Employment
Apr. 25, 2023
Farmers begins defense in ‘employees or contractors’ dispute
Plaintiffs’ attorney J. Gary Gwilliam of Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer said that the case hinges on convincing the jury that the plaintiffs were in fact employees of Farmers because of the Fair Employment and Housing Act’s requirements to bring an age discrimination claim.
An attorney for former Farmers Group Insurance agents who say they were fired because of their age brought out discrepancies in a defense witness’ testimony Monday in a case that could affect the issue of whether the agents were employees or contractors.
The four plaintiffs, who had been agents for 30 years or more, have repeatedly argued that the company imposed new performance standards and began to “micromanage” their businesses in rece...
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