In re the Claim of Wazydrag

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed June 24, 1998, which, inter alla, assessed Aster Corporation for additional unemployment insurance contributions based upon remuneration paid to claimant and those similarly situated.

Claimant was employed as a laborer by Aster Corporation, a general contractor, for a period of 12 weeks and received $2,400 in remuneration. When claimant subsequently filed for unemployment insurance benefits based in part on his employment with Aster, Aster objected on the ground that claimant was an independent contractor. The…