Builders Commonwealth, Inc. v. Department of Employment & Economic Development

OPINION

CLEARY, Judge.

Relator Builders Commonwealth, Inc. filed a petition for writ of certiorari, seeking review of the decision by an unemployment-law judge (ULJ) that relator’s members are employees of relator and that relator is an employer pursuant to Minnesota unemployment-insurance law, obligating relator to pay unemployment-insurance taxes. Relator maintains that its members are not employees, but rather are self-employed. Further, relator argues that determination of the status of relator and its members is precluded by a previous decision. We affirm.

FACTS

Relator is a cooperative…