In re the Claim of McMeekin

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed January 19, 1995, which ruled that the Orange County Department of Social Services was liable for additional unemployment insurance contributions.

The Orange County Department of Social Services challenges a decision of the Board finding the Department liable for additional unemployment insurance contributions based on compensation paid to claimant and others similarly situated. The Department contends that claimant was an independent contractor, not an employee, and that it is therefore not liable for additional…