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Powell v. Michigan Employment Security Commission
Michigan Supreme Court
75 N.W.2d 874, 345 Mich. 455 (1956)
- Written by Whitney Punzone, JD
Facts
Rebecca Cohen (plaintiff) was an industrial homeworker for her employer until she was terminated. Cohen filed for unemployment-compensation benefits. The appeal board concluded that Cohen was an employee rather than an independent contractor. [Ed.’s note: Judge Boyles, writing for the Michigan Supreme Court, set aside the appeal board’s decision that Cohen was an employee rather than an independent contractor through the implementation of the control test. Judge Smith’s dissent is summarized in the casebook excerpt and below.]
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Boyles, J.)
Dissent (Smith, J.)
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