Crimmins v. Commonwealth, Public School Employees' Retirement Board

LORD, Senior Judge.

Joseph M. Criimnins appeals a Public School Employes’ Retirement Board (Board) decision adopting a hearing examiner’s recommendation that Crimmins’ application for membership in the Public School Employes Retirement System (PSERS) be denied.

The sole question involved in this appeal is whether, under the circumstances, Crimmins, as the tax collector for the Haverford School District (School District), was an employee eligible for PSERS membership or an independent contractor. Crimmins, a member of the State Employees Retirement System by virtue of six and a quarter years of…