Legal Opinion
Earthgrains Bakery Group, Inc. v. Mississippi Department of Employment Security
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided February 13, 2014No. 2012-CC-01522-SCTPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Justice,
for the Court:
¶ 1. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) determined that distributors for Sara Lee Bakery Group, Inc. (now Earthgrains Bakery Group, Inc.) were agent drivers and commission drivers for Sara Lee, rather than independent contractors, such that Sara Lee was required to pay unemployment insurance taxes for the distributors. The circuit court affirmed, and Sara Lee appealed. Finding that MDES failed to apply the law correctly and that its decision was not supported by substantial evidence, we reverse.
Facts and Procedural History
¶ 2. In 2006, Sara…
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