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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 13 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Harris v. VECTOR MARKETING CORP..

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1 Harris v. VECTOR MARKETING CORP. Anchor
cand · 2009
green “if a worker is engaged in a distinct occupation or business, then that would suggest that the worker is an independent contractor rather than an employee.” 4
2 Harris v. VECTOR MARKETING CORP.
cand · 2009
green “where no special skill is required of a worker, that fact supports a conclusion that the worker is an employee instead of an independent contractor.” 4
3 Arnold v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance
calctapp · 2011
green “a termination at-will clause for both parties may properly be included in an independent contractor agreement, and is not by itself a basis for changing that relationship to one of an employee.” 3
4 Mission Ins. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
calctapp · 1981
green “on occasion attended lecture or classes concerning proper methods of installation and service was not evidence that morse controlled the manner in which the desired result was to be achieved” 2

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