Legal Opinion
Q.D.-A., Inc. v. Indiana Department of Workforce Development
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided January 23, 2019No. Supreme Court Case 19S-EX-43PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Massa, Justice.
Q.D.-A. matches drivers with customers who need large vehicles driven to them. Because Q.D.-A. classified these drivers as independent contractors, it did not pay unemployment taxes for them under the Indiana Unemployment Compensation Act. The Act presumes a worker is an employee unless the employer can show three things: (A) the worker is free from the employer's control and direction, (B) the worker performs a service outside the usual course of the employer's business, and (C) the worker receives a commission or operates an independently established trade, occupation, or…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- McClain v. Review Board of the Indiana Department of Workforce DevelopmentIndiana Supreme Court · 1998
- Mattatuck Museum-Mattatuck Historical Society v. AdministratorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Local 777, Democratic Union Organizing Committee v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Alumiwall Corp. v. Indiana Employment Security BoardIndiana Court of Appeals · 1960
- Scott v. RhoadsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1943
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