In re the Claims of Lazarus

The employer has appealed from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, which affirmed a decision of an unemployment insurance referee, holding that the service rendered to the appellant by the thirteen claimants herein was not “ agricultural labor ” and that claimants are entitled to unemployment insurance benefits based upon their earnings in such employment.

The facts are undisputed. The sole issue is whether or not the services performed by the claimants as bean pickers for appellant constitute “ agricultural labor ” within the meaning of section 502 of the Unemployment…