A New Legal Precedent: Insurance Agents As Employees

By Kristine Ellison, SoRelle Brown, Adam Cohen, Patrick Gennardo and Gail Westover (August 16, 2017, 12:03 PM EDT) -- On Aug. 1, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio held that insurance agents working under independent contractor agreements with an insurer were employees for purposes of pursuing pension and other employment benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)....

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