1956 Chevy Bel Air. The Ides of March’s Vehicle was a ‘55.
I’m your vehicle baby. I can take you anywhere you want to go.
That may be true for Jim Peterik, vocalist and frontman for The Ides of March, who issued this bold proclamation in the band’s 1970 single, “Vehicle.” (It worked. See more below.)
It’s not true for arbitration agreements, though. They can’t take you anywhere you want to go unless you draft them very carefully. A recent decision by the First Circuit Court of Appeals reminds us of this lesson, although the opinion disappointingly fails to quote the Ides of March.
In Hogan v. SPAR Group Inc., we have an independent contractor named Paradise Hogan (which seems like would have been a cool name for a rock band); a staffing company called SBS; and a retail services provider called SPAR. SPAR contracted with the staffing company to use the services of its independent contractors, including Hogan.
Who Is My Employee? 