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Failure to Subpoena Witness Required Reversal

The Third Department reversed the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board because the putative employer, Brody, was entitled to call the claimant as a witness in a proceeding to determine whether Brody was required to make further unemployment insurance contributions. Claimant had done work for Brody and had subsequently applied for and was granted unemployment insurance benefits. Brody asked that claimant be subpoenaed to testify but the administrative law judge (ALJ) denied the request:

Brody was entitled to call claimant as a witness and, moreover, had the right to request that the ALJ issue a subpoena to compel her attendance (see Labor Law § 622 [1]; 12 NYCRR 461.4 [c]…). Claimant plainly had relevant testimony to offer as to whether an employer-employee relationship existed between her and Brody. The ALJ nevertheless declined to issue the requested subpoena, pointing out that counsel for Brody could have subpoenaed claimant directly. The failure to either issue a subpoena or to adjourn the proceedings so that counsel could do so constituted an abuse of discretion under the circumstances of this case and, thus, “we believe that the proper course is to reverse the Board’s decision and remit this matter for further proceedings”… . Matter of Philip…, 2014 Slip Op 06129, 3rd Dept 9-11-14

 

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