St. Charles County v. Hunter

CHARLES B. BLACKMAR, Senior Judge.

The claimant, Meredith Hunter, was retained as project director under a federally funded environmental grant to the county. Several months later the position was converted to part time and she was not selected for the downsized position. She filed a claim for unemployment compensation under the Missouri Employment Security Law, Chapter 288 RS Mo 1994. The county resisted the claim, asserting that she was an independent contractor rather than an employee, and was therefore ineligible for benefits. The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission sustained the…