American Agrijusters Co. v. Montana Department of Labor & Industry

¶1 The Montana Department of Labor and Industry (the Department) appeals from the order of the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, reversing the decision of the Board of Labor Appeals (the Board), which had adopted the findings and affirmed the decision of the Department that Robert Gilmore, Jr. (Gilmore), and other similarly situated crop adjusters were employees of American Agrijusters Co. (Agrijusters). The District Court determined that Gilmore and similarly situated crop adjusters were independent contractors and, therefore, that Agrijusters was not liable for unpaid…