Legal Opinion
Ruggiero v. American United Life Insurance
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 30, 2015No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 13-12962-DPWPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DOUGLAS P. WOODLOCK, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE "
Thomas Ruggiero, an insurance agent, brought this action against American United Life Insurance Company and OneAm-eriea Financial' Partners, Inc., alleging that the defendants misclassified him as an independent contractor in violation of Mass. Gén. Laws ch. 149, § 148B, and accordingly violated two Massachusetts wage laws.
■ Ruggiero now moves for summary judgment on Count I of his complaint, alleging improper classification as an independent contractor. For their part, the defendants move for summary judgment on all three…
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