Legal Opinion
Ernster v. Luxco, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 23, 2010No. 09-1200PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Chief Judge.
Barbara Ernster sued Luxco, Inc., alleging wrongful termination in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. § 626 et seq., and the Iowa Civil Rights Act (ICRA), Iowa Code Ann. Ch. 216. After denying Luxco summary judgment on the threshold issue of whether Ernster was an employee or an independent contractor, the district court1 ordered a jury trial of that issue. The jury returned a general verdict that Ernster was an independent contractor. The court entered judgment on the verdict dismissing Ernster’s claims and denied her post-judgment…
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