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Flight Crew Member Deemed an Employee of a Service Which Provides Flight Crews for Corporate Clients

The Third Department determined claimant, who worked for Stecher Aviation Services, which provides flight crews for corporate clients, was an employee, not an independent contractor:

Here, the record reflects that Stecher Aviation reviews and evaluates the resume of a prospective crew member and other required certifications in deciding whether to add the crew member to its database. Once accepted, the crew member must sign a contract that requires him or her to take instructions directly from the client, prohibits substituting a third party to fulfill the assignment and requires the submission of an invoice by a specified time in order to be paid for services and reimbursed for expenses. Although a crew member may reject an assignment and can work for competitors, Stecher Aviation reviews its database and selects the crew member whom it deems qualified to perform the services required by its client, and the work hours and location are determined by the needs of the client. The crew member does not negotiate the rate of pay, as such rate is already set between Stecher Aviation and the client’s flight department. Stecher Aviation handles the billing for the services provided and, after deducting its commission, pays the crew member. Additionally, Stecher Aviation finds replacements for a crew member who cancels an assignment and fields complaints about a crew member’s performance; crew members also are covered under Stecher Aviation’s workers’ compensation insurance policy. Finally, Stecher Aviation’s sole business is providing crew members for its clients. Matter of Stecher Aviation Servs., Inc. (Commissioner of Labor), 2015 NY Slip Op 06743, 2nd Dept 9-3-15

 

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