In re the Claim of Eichenbaum

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed March 4, 1996, which ruled that Arthur J. Jacobs was liable for unemployment insurance contributions paid to claimant and to those similarly situated.

Arthur J. Jacobs, a practicing attorney, hired claimant to perform word-processing and clerical tasks during evening hours. Claimant was paid an hourly wage for working two or three evenings per week. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board ruled that Jacobs exercised sufficient direction and control over claimant’s work to establish her status as an employee rather than an…