Matter of Hunter (Commr. of Labor)

Appeals from two decisions of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed July 25, 2013, which ruled, among other things, that Gannett Company, Inc. is liable for additional unemployment insurance contributions on remuneration paid to claimant and others similarly situated.

Claimant contracted with Gannett Company, Inc. to deliver newspapers to residential customers. After the Commissioner of Labor deemed claimant an employee, Gannett objected and, following a hearing, the Administrative Law Judge disagreed and concluded that claimant was an independent contractor. On appeal by the…