Gross v. Employment Department

In this unemployment insurance tax case, petitioner, dba Rent-A-Nerd, seeks review of an order by the Employment Department (department) determining, for purposes of petitioner’s liability to pay unemployment insurance taxes under ORS 657.505, that he is an “employer” under ORS 657.025 and that the computer repair technicians affiliated with his business are engaged in “employment” under ORS 657.030 through 657.094. Petitioner argues that the administrative law judge (ALJ) misinterpreted the applicable statutes in making those determinations. We review for errors of law, ORS 183.482(8)(a),…