In re the Claim of Eliraky

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed May 19, 2004, which ruled that claimant and others similarly situated were employees of Crosslands Transportation, Inc.

Upon receiving claimant’s application for unemployment insurance benefits, the Commissioner of Labor determined that claimant, a limousine driver, had been an employee of Crosslands Transportation, Inc. Crosslands disputed that determination, alleging that claimant was an independent contractor. Following *1198several hearings, an Administrative Law Judge sustained the initial determination, which decision…