Mattatuck Museum-Mattatuck Historical Society v. Administrator

The dispositive issue raised in this appeal is whether, for the purposes of eligibility for unemployment compensation benefits, the provision of art courses by the plaintiff, Mattatuck Museum-Mattatuck Historical Society,1 constitutes an activity within its usual course of business. The plaintiff appeals from the judgment of the trial court in which the court held that the employment security board of review (board) had properly concluded that the plaintiff had failed to prove that the claimant, Karen Perrella,2 was employed as an independent contractor under the provisions of the…