Fichman

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

FRED FICHMAN,  No. 05-16653 Plaintiff-Appellant, v.  D.C. No.

CV-04-00104-HDM

MEDIA CENTER,

OPINION

Defendant-Appellee.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Howard D. McKibben, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted October 19, 2007* San Francisco, California

Filed January 14, 2008

Before: Jane R. Roth,** Sidney R. Thomas, and Consuelo M. Callahan, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Thomas

*The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. **The Honorable Jane R. Roth, Senior United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, sitting by designation.

429 432 FICHMAN v. MEDIA CENTER

COUNSEL

Jeffrey A. Dickerson; Reno, Nevada, for the appellant.

Gary A. Cardinal and Brent L. Ryman; Erickson, Thorpe & Swainstone, Ltd.; Reno, Nevada, for the appellee.

OPINION

THOMAS, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents the question of whether directors of a nonprofit organization or independent volunteer producers may be considered employees within the meaning of the Age…