Herbert Hayes Yacht & Ship Sales, Inc. v. Lovell

Herbert Hayes Yacht and Ship Sales, Inc., appeals a final order of the Unemployment Appeals Commission of the Department of Labor and Employment Security which affirmed an appeals referee’s decision determining that Joel A. Lovell was entitled to unemployment compensation benefits. Mr. Lovell worked as a yacht salesman for the Hayes Yacht and Ship Sales Company. The issue below was whether Mr. Lovell was in fact an employee or an independent contractor as asserted by appellant. We conclude that the Commission erred in its determination that Mr. Lovell was an employee and reverse.

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