- 7 - Petitioner was advised by Combined that he had full responsibility for his district; he filed no daily logs and got no assistance from his supervisors. He made weekly calls reporting his sales results. Combined did not provide specific sales goals; rather, petitioner met once a year with a regional supervisor and presented his own sales goals, and the regional supervisor would give some thoughts on achieving those goals. Petitioner held weekly meetings with his insurance agents to boost morale and to ensure that the agents had sufficient supplies. In connection with his work, petitioner incurred substantial business expenses, the majority of which were not reimbursed. Petitioner paid 100 percent of the following expenses: Mileage, meals when traveling, home office space, telephone service, fax machine, copier, secretary, utilities, the cost of hotel facilities in which to conduct training sessions for agents, and entertainment and incentive awards for the agents he supervised. He paid 50 percent of, and received 50-percent reimbursement from Combined for, two expenses: (1) Advertisements he placed to fill positions of insurance agents to work under him and (2) lodging expenses while working for Combined. Combined required that certain advertisements be used. Combined did not require petitioner to purchase or lease equipment or office space, to hire clerical help, or to pay for incentive awards, although this last item was strongly encouraged by senior management.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next
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