In re the Claim of Hoppl

Appeal by the Industrial Commissioner from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board holding that variety artists who performed at the respondent’s restaurant and night club were not his employees and that he is not liable for Unemployment Insurance Contributions based on the compensation paid them. Each variety artist was engaged under a written contract with the respondent called the “ AGVA Standard Form of Artists Engagement Contract ”. The respondent and the American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA) had also entered into a “ Minimum Basic Agreement ” by which the respondent…