Opinion ID: 1843765
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: integral part of the business

Text: The last factor often used while considering a worker's degree of economic dependence deals with the extent to which the service rendered is an integral part of the alleged employer's business. When asked what the management agreement between Midwest and the Park West Gardens partnership provided, Brad K. Holm, Midwest vice president, stated it [p]rovides the management company the ability to oversee the day-to-day activities such as the renting, advertising for available units, repairs, maintenance work that needed to be done, and so that we would take care of those types of functions so that the owners themselves did not become involved to that extent. The overlap between Midwest's responsibilities and Hageman's job duties is significant. Although not conclusive, this suggests that there are not two separate economic entities, and thus that Hageman is economically dependent on Midwest. See generally Rutherford Food Corp. v. McComb, 331 U.S. at 726, 67 S.Ct. at 1475; Dole v. Snell, 875 F.2d at 811; compare Brown v. North Dakota Workmen's Compensation Bureau, 152 N.W.2d 799 (dealing with a similar inquiry under workers compensation law) (N.D.1967).