81 Mich. App. 682 - Smith v. Martindale’s Empirical Analysis
1978
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4
cited by 4 later decisions
March 2002
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“Martindale’s wages were paid to him by R.L. White. White also deducted social security and income taxes from his check. Martindale did not receive any money from Freedland Steel. Freed-land claims that it was required to pay R.L. White for the number of hours worked by Martindale at the construction site and that it was in effect paying Martindale’s wages. However, we do not agree. Martindale was paid by a check issued by R.L. White and White was responsible for the withholding taxes. We hold that the most reasonable view of this relationship is that R.L. White paid Martindale’s wages.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Thus, although Martindale could be asked to leave the job, any disciplining was up to White. We do not agree with defendants that the right of removal is equal to the right to fire, hire and discipline. The firing and discipline of Martindale was up to R.L. White, not Freed-land.”
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