Legal Opinion

Midland Atlas Co. v. South Dakota Department of Labor, Unemployment Insurance Division

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided September 27, 1995No. 18999PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MILLER, Chief Justice.

Midland Atlas Company, Inc. (Midland) appeals an order of the circuit court which affirmed the decision of the South Dakota Department of Labor that certain Midland sales representatives were employees rather than independent contractors for purposes of unemployment insurance tax liability. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

Midland publishes and sells county atlases. Homer G. Taggart, III, filed a claim for unemployment insurance benefits with the Unemployment Insurance Division (Division) of the South Dakota Department of Labor. Taggart claimed to have been a sales…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Egemo v. FloresSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
  2. In Re the Appeal of Hendrickson's Health Care ServiceSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Weber v. South Dakota Department of Labor, Unemployment Insurance DivisionSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
  4. South Dakota Department of Labor v. Tri State Insulation Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Carr v. South Dakota Department of Labor, Unemployment Insurance DivisionSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. Lee's Travelers Lodge, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
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  3. Unemployment Liability of Shoppers Guide v. South Dakota Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance DivisionSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Appeal of Lake Preston Housing Corp. v. South Dakota Department of LaborSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Tak Communications v. South Dakota Unemployment Insurance DivisionSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2007

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