{3:42 minutes to read} In our last article, we talked about a series of lawsuits brought against various NFL teams by their cheerleaders regarding their status as employees or independent contractors. All cases were settled out of court for relatively large sums of money.
{3:06 minutes to read} Real estate agents have generally been classified as independent contractors by brokers, but agents, unlike independent contractors in other industries, are subject to supervision by the brokers. This level of supervision is mandated by state statutes that require brokers to exercise reasonable supervision over the activities of his or her salespersons. The statutes also require the establishment of policies, rules, procedures and systems to review, oversee, inspect and manage such areas as document management and retention, the handling of trust funds, and reports of salesperson activity.