Pavalonis v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

In Pavalonis v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 57 Pa. Commw. 289, 426 A.2d 215, 217 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1981), the Court focused on the question of how to determine when an individual is "free from control" and, to that end, identified several relevant factors: whether there is a fixed rate of remuneration; whether taxes are withheld from the claimant's pay; whether the employer supplies the tools necessary to carry out the services; whether the employer provides on-the-job training; and whether the employer holds regular meetings that the claimant is expected to attend. Pavalonis, 426 A.2d at 217. No one factor is dispositive of the ultimate question of whether the putative employer "controls" the work to be done and the manner in which it is done. Id.