Krum v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

In Krum v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 689 A.2d 330 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1997), the Court concluded that an attorney who contracted with an agency that maintained a database of resumes and matched attorneys with clients seeking attorneys was an independent contractor. The Court reached this conclusion by considering that the attorney had signed an agreement indicating that he was an independent contractor, did not receive any training or tools from employer, that the employer had no authority to review the attorney's performance or monitor his work, there was no guarantee of any number of clients or rate of pay, there were no taxes deducted from his paycheck, he was issued an IRS Form 1099, the employer did not set his hours or location and the services were not performed on the employer's premises.