Carey v. Coty Construction

OPINION

RANDALL, Judge.

Following a determination by a claims deputy that relator Brad Carey was an independent contractor, Carey appealed to a department referee. The referee reversed the claims deputy, finding that Carey was an employee of Coty Construction. Coty, in turn, appealed to a Commissioner’s representative, who reversed the referee and held that Carey was an independent contractor. Carey has appealed to this court by writ of certiorari. We affirm.

FACTS

In the summer of 1980, Brad Carey and Patrick Coty began roofing together under the name of C & C Construction. When the 1980 roofing…