Stauffer Reducing, Inc. v. Cummins

The Director of Labor determined that the appellant was the employer of certain field representatives under the Unemployment Compensation Act and the circuit court of Cook County affirmed this determination. Appellant seeks a further review of the determination by this court.

Appellant is a distributor of the “Stauffer Home Plan” and “Posture-Rest” apparatus, a unit used to aid in weight reduction. It utilizes the services of field representatives, who contact prospective customers and secure orders for the cash sale, conditional time sale or leasing of the weight-reducing machines. Their sole…