In re Santoro

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed February 21, 1990, which assessed Joseph F. Santoro for unemployment insurance contributions.

Substantial evidence in the record supports the determination that the distributors engaged by Joseph F. Santoro, a wholesaler of snack food, were his employees and not independent contractors. Although the distributors signed independent contractor agreements, those same agreements vested Santoro with substantial control over their activities (see, Matter of Pepsi Cola Buffalo Bottling Corp. [Hartnett], 144 AD2d 220, 222). For…