Legal Opinion
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. Department of Labor
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 8, 1988No. 19081-4-IPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWebster, J.
The Department of Labor and Industries (DLI) appeals the trial court's decision that certain insurance agents are not "workers" covered by the Industrial Insurance Act (Act). We affirm.
Procedural History
In a routine audit covering 1978, 1979 and the first half of 1980, DLI determined that certain insurance agents working under contract with Massachusetts Mutual Insurance Company were "employees" covered by the Act. DLI then issued an order assessing Massachusetts Mutual industrial insurance premiums for those agents. Massachusetts Mutual appealed to the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals,…
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