In re the Claim of Viniotis

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed August 5, 1999, which, inter alia, ruled that the Town of Islip was liable for additional unemployment insurance contributions based upon remuneration paid to claimant and those similarly situated.

Claimant responded to an advertisement and, following an interview process and criminal background check, was hired as a part-time housekeeper as part of the Town of Islip’s expanded in-home services for elderly residents to assist with their shopping, cleaning and laundry. Upon finding that claimant was an employee of the…