270 A.D. 961 | N.Y. App. Div. | 1946
Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board by which it was determined that the appellant was liable under provisions of article 18 of the Labor Law in connection with his domestic servants. It was found that he employed four persons. It is conceded that appellant employed a cook, a waitress and a nurse or companion for his wife. The issue is whether Minnie Schneider, the laundress, was an independent contractor or an employee. She took the laundry away from the premises and was paid at current rates. In addition to this she worked at cleaning the apartment and at other times as an extra maid, particularly when there was a change of maids or when one was absent. In eight months of 1943, when