Erin Beaumont-Jacques, a former district manager for the Farmers Group of Cos., filed a lawsuit in 2010 against Farmers for damages, claiming several causes of action for breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant, sex discrimination and business and professions code violations.
After discovery, Farmers moved for summary judgment, which was granted in entirety, finding Beaumont-Jacques to be an independent contractor, not an employee.
Beaumont-Jacques appealed, challenging the trial court's granting of a Farmers Group motion for summary judgment. She claimed the trial court erred in concluding as a matter of law that she was an independent contractor and that she presented no triable issues of fact regarding her causes of action. In Beaumont-Jacques v. Farmers Group Inc., B239855 (Cal.App. Dist.2 06/12/2013), the California Court of Appeals was asked to resolve the dispute.
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