Fesler v. Whelen Engineering Co.’s Empirical Analysis
688 F.3d 439 · 2012
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Birchem v. Knights of Columbus · Anderson v. Douglas & Lomason Co. · Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. v. McCarthy · Meredith Publishing Co. v. Iowa Employment Security Commission · Lerohl v. Friends of Minnesota Sinfonia
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) the individual’s right to control the physical conduct and progress of the work, except as to final results; (2) whether the individual was on the employer’s payroll; (3) the method of payment, whether by time or by job; (4) the individual’s obligation to furnish necessary tools, supplies, and materials to accomplish the work; (5) the existence of a contract for the performance by a person of a certain piece or kind of work at a fixed price; (6) the independent nature of the individual’s business; (7) the individual’s employment of assistants, with the right to supervise their activities; (8) the time for which the individual is employed; (9) whether the work is part of the regular business of the employer; and (10) the intent of the parties.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.