Legal Opinion
Needle Inc. v. Department of Workforce Services, Workforce Appeals Board
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided April 28, 2016No. 20141157-CAPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROTH, Judge
1 1 Needle, Inc., seeks review of the Utah Workforce Appeals Board's (the Board) decision upholding an administrative law judge's (the ALJ) determination that individuals working as online product advocates for Needle's retail clients are employees, not independent contractors,. We decline to disturb the Board's decision.
BACKGROUND
{ 2 Needle is a software company that has developed a "customer engagement software" platform that it licenses to online retailers of products and services. This platform enables customers visiting a retailer's website to interact in real-time…
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