No Employee Benefits For Independent Contractor.

An independent insurance agent for insurance company filed suit claiming employee entitlements under the Labor Code after her contractual relationship with the company terminated.  The trial court, after finding she was an independent contractor and not an employee, granted summary judgment in favor of the insurance company.  The Court of Appeal affirmed, agreeing with the trial judge that principles of common law employment applied for purposes of Labor Code §2802. Arnold v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company  (Cal. App. First Dist., Div. 1;  December 30, 2011) 202 Cal.App.4th 580.