Division of Employment Security v. Hatfield

SMART, Judge.

This is an appeal from a circuit court judgment affirming a ruling of the Missouri Labor and Industrial Relations Commission wherein the Commission held that bail bond agents of James R. Hatfield, General Bail Bond Agent, are independent contractors and not employees under the Missouri Employment Security Law. The Division of Employment Security contends that the agents are employees under the Employment Security Law.

The decision of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission is affirmed by this court.

The Division of Employment Security (hereinafter “Division”) determined that…