Feldman v. Loeb

This dispute over unemployment compensation arose between two attorneys, appellant Marvin J. Feldman (“the employer”) and appellee Lawrence R. Loeb (“the claimant”). The employer, ostensibly dissatisfied with the parties’ salary arrangement, cancelled the employment contract and offered to retain the claimant on a “commission” basis. The claimant balked and filed for unemployment compensation benefits.

The Administrator of the Bureau of Employment Services, an appellee herein, allowed the claim. The employer appealed to the board of review, and a referee of the board modified part of the…