Legal Opinion
Club Paradise, Inc. v. Oklahoma Employment Security Commission
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided September 4, 2008No. 104,725. Released for Publication by Order of the Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma, Division No. 3PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT DICK BELL, Judge.
1 Plaintiff/Appellant, Club Paradise, Inc. (CPI), appeals from the trial court's order affirming the decision of Defendant/Appellee, Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC), which assessed unemployment taxes on CPI for dancers/entertainers that the adult entertainment business had misclassified as independent contractors instead of employees. For the reasons set forth below, we hold the dancers were properly classified as employees of CPI and affirm the judgment.
T2 CPI operates a "gentlemen's club" which maintains a "sexually oriented business" license issued by…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- City of Tulsa v. State Ex Rel. Public Employees Relations BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1998
- Industrial Commission v. BonfilsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1925
- Harrell v. Diamond a Entertainment, Inc.District Court, M.D. Florida · 1997
- Jones v. Alpine Investments, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
- Brenner v. State ex rel. Oklahoma Employment Sec. CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1948
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