Split New York High Court: Postmates Courier Is Employee Eligible For Unemployment

Mealey's (March 30, 2020, 1:18 PM EDT) -- ALBANY, N.Y. — A former Postmates Inc. courier who was prevented from accepting new jobs after receiving poor reviews from customers is an employee who is eligible for unemployment benefits, a split New York Court of Appeals ruled March 26, finding that there was substantial evidence supporting such a determination by the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (In the Matter of the Claim of Luis A. Vega v. Postmates Inc., No. APL-2018-00143, N.Y. App., 2020 N.Y. LEXIS 655)....