Legal Opinion
Northwest Publishing v. Montana Department of Labor & Industry
Montana Supreme Court
Decided February 10, 1993No. 91-530PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray
Northwest Publishing (Northwest) appeals a decision of the District Court for the Eleventh Judicial District, Flathead County, affirming a decision of the Board of Labor Appeals. We affirm.
The issue is whether the District Court erred in affirming the decision of the Board of Labor Appeals that traveling salespeople under contract with Northwest are not “independent contractors” as defined by Section 39-51-201(14), MCA.
Northwest is a sole proprietorship which prints and publishes vacation and travel guides in Kalispell, Montana. Its sales representatives travel throughout the northwestern…
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