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IT CONSULTANT WAS EMPLOYEE.

The Third Department determined claimant, who had her own IT consultant business, was an employee of Geneva, despite the contractual “independent contractor” designation. The court, however, sent the matter back for a determination whether claimant was totally unemployed. With respect to the employee status, the court wrote:

The evidence at the hearing demonstrated that claimant, who runs her own consulting business, Jessica Consultant LLC, responded to an advertisement placed by Geneva that listed the job requirements and necessary IT background for a position with its client; Geneva screened her and forwarded her credentials to its client, which interviewed and approved of claimant. Geneva required that claimant sign a contract that designated her as the consultant assigned to perform the IT services for the client, and labeled her as an independent contractor. Geneva employed approximately 35 people as consultants who received benefits and designated another 15 consultants as independent contractors who were required to be in business for themselves and to obtain, among other things, their own liability insurance, but Geneva’s chief financial officer conceded that both groups provided the “same services” and had the “same skills.” Geneva contracted with its client to provide claimant’s services and charged the client for those services, and Geneva paid claimant a negotiated daily rate. Claimant worked a full-time schedule set by the client and performed services in the client’s office where she was provided a desk, computer, supplies and support staff. Claimant reported regularly to the client’s manager, who instructed her on the client’s needs and expectations, trained her on the client’s systems, gave her assignments, set her deadlines and approved her time sheets, which were submitted to Geneva for payment. Claimant could not provide substitutes or refuse assigned work and needed the client’s approval to take time off from work. Matter of Thomas (Geneva Consulting Group–Commissioner of Labor), 2015 NY Slip Op 08889, 3rd Dept 12-3-15

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (IT CONSULTANT)

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