2d Circuit: Jury May Decide Whether Plaintiff Was an “Employee” or “Independent Contractor” in Title VII Retaliation Suit
In Knight v. State University of New York at Stony Brook, 880 F.3d 636 (2d Cir. Jan. 29, 2018), the Second Circuit held that “a trial court does not commit error by submitting the question of whether the plaintiff was the defendant’s employee to the jury.” In this case, plaintiff (an African-American electrician) sued Defendant…
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