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    Northwestern Mutual Being Sued for $200M by Misclassified ICs

    July 21st, 2009

    Three former Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. employees have filed a $200 million class-action lawsuit against their ex-employer, alleging denial of minimum wages and overtime pay. In a suit filed in federal court in San Diego, the employees claim salespeople served as employees but that Northwest Mutual misclassified them as independent contractors, according to the [...]

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    Fired Baby Trend Sales Director Awarded $8.4 Million in Wrongful Termination Case

    July 14th, 2009

    LOS ANGELES—A senior sales representative who worked for Ontario, Calif.-based Baby Trend Inc. for 17 years June 30 was awarded a total of $8.4 million in damages after the company allegedly fired him for complaining about payroll deductions from his commissions, his attorney told BNA July 9 (Gardner v. Baby Trend Inc., Cal. Super. Ct., [...]

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