Metro Renovation, Inc. v. State Department of Labor

Nebraska’s Commissioner of Labor (Commissioner) appeals a district court ruling that all carpenters utilized by Metro Renovation, Inc. (Metro), between January 1, 1988, and July 31, 1992, were independent contractors and that, therefore, Metro was not liable for unemployment insurance contributions for those carpenters. We reverse, and remand for further proceedings.

ASSIGNMENTS OF ERROR

In substance, the Commissioner’s assignments of error claim that the district court for Douglas County erred in (1) finding that it had jurisdiction to hear Metro’s petition for judicial review, (2) applying…