Myers v. Cummins, Director of Labor

The question here is whether the plaintiffs were employers of certain taxicab drivers under the Unemployment Compensation Act. The Director of Labor found that they were. The circuit court of Madison County reversed, and the Director appeals.

The question arose when the Director of Labor made assessments against plaintiffs for unemployment contributions, with penalties. It was agreed that if the plaintiffs were in fact employers of the taxicab drivers the Director’s assessment was correct. Each plaintiff would then have had six or more employees, as required by the act.

The city of Alton…