Camphill Village, U.S.A., Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Board

The issue is whether appellant corporation (Camphill) is a covered employer under the Disability Benefits Law (Workmen’s Compensation Law, §§ 200-242) and, therefore, obliged to satisfy the statutory insurance requirements. It has been so determined by the Workmen’s Compensation Board and the determination has been unanimously confirmed, with a memorandum decision, by the Appellate Division. Camp-hill contends that the undisputed evidence shows that it is a charitable corporation, whose coworkers are not employees, but volunteers, and that, therefore, the coworkers are expressly exempted from…