Legal Opinion
Appeal of Boudreault
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided May 9, 1983No. 82-272PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBois, J.
Patrick Boudreault appeals a decision of the department of employment security finding him liable for contributions to the unemployment compensation fund. We affirm.
Mr. Boudreault is a logging contractor and uses several men to assist him in cutting, skidding, and loading logs. Because these jobs involve various specialized skills, he claims that the individuals who assist him are independent contractors, for whom he is not required to make payments to the unemployment compensation fund. See generally RSA 282-A:9, III, :69 (Supp. 1981).
The purpose of our unemployment compensation statute, RSA…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Appeal of MillerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1982
- Springer v. State Department of Employment SecuritySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1980
- State v. LambertSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
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