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Music Teachers Are Employees Not Independent Contractors

In finding that music teachers were employees [of Musika, LLC], not independent contractors, the Third Department wrote:

Claimant offered guitar lessons for Musika LLC, a business that matches music teachers it deems qualified with students. Musika required its teachers to execute a contract that set the fee for lessons, prohibited them from competing with Musika or soliciting its students, and obliged teachers to perform any services “reasonably requested” by it. The teachers were required to report their work activities to Musika which, in turn, billed the students and paid the teachers by check. Moreover, teachers were expected to notify Musika if they were unavailable to work and could not use a substitute teacher without prior approval. Notwithstanding the proof in the record that could support a contrary result, the above constitutes substantial evidence for the determination of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board that claimant and those similarly situated were Musika’s employees and not independent contractors… . Matter of Tekmitchov…, 516112, 3rd Dept 10-24-13

 

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