{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"417-pet-sitting-llc","displayName":"417 Pet Sitting, LLC","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd83833:2020-10-27","opinionId":"0275dc83-1d3d-595d-88de-ca0dcda07786","slug":"417-pet-sitting-llc-v-division-of-employment-security-d83833","caseName":"417 Pet Sitting, LLC\nvs. \nDivision of Employment Security","caseNumber":"WD83833","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2020-10-27","year":2020,"display_summary":"417 Pet Sitting, LLC appealed a decision by the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission, which determined that its pet caretakers were employees, not independent contractors, for unemployment insurance purposes. The Commission applied the common law right to control test, considering 20 IRS factors, and found an employer-employee relationship. The appellate court affirmed the Commission's decision, concluding that competent and substantial evidence supported the finding that the sitters were employees.","primaryTopic":"employment-law","topicSlugs":["employment-law","administrative-law","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=168096","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/417-pet-sitting-llc-v-division-of-employment-security-d83833","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":38,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":4,"source":"text","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"}],"role":"appellant"}]}