Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Robert A. Benson, Respondent. Mastroianni Bros., Inc., Appellant; Commissioner of Labor, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2015-07-02
Citations: 130 A.D.3d 1117
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Robert A. Benson, Respondent. Mastroianni Bros., Inc., Appellant; Commissioner of Labor, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 130
Pages: 1117–1117

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Robert A. Benson, Respondent. Mastroianni Bros., Inc., Appellant; Commissioner of Labor, Respondent.
[10 NYS3d 915]

Opinion:
Lahtinen, J.R
Appeals from two decisions of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed December 2, 2013, which ruled that Mastroianni Bros., Inc. was liable for additional unemployment insurance contributions on remuneration paid to claimant and others similarly situated.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is controlled by our decision in the companion case of Matter of Mastroianni Bros., Inc. (Commissioner of Labor) (130 AD3d 1117 [2015] [decided herewith]). Substantial evidence supports the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board's decisions that claimant, a driver/ distributor for Mastroianni Bros., Inc., was an employee for purposes of unemployment insurance.
Garry, Lynch and Clark, JJ., concur. Ordered that the decisions are affirmed, without costs.