Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Apr 16, 2019
CPR Plus, LLC vs. Division of Employment Security
CPR Plus, LLC appealed a decision by the Missouri Labor and Industrial Relations Commission, which found that its instructors were employees rather than independent contractors for unemployment benefits purposes. CPR Plus contended that there was no competent and substantial evidence in the record to support this determination. The appellate court affirmed the Commission's decision, concluding that the record supported the finding that CPR Plus maintained control over the manner and means of the instructors' performance, thereby establishing an employer-employee relationship under the common law of agency right to control test.