Court of Appeals of Mississippi February 1, 2011, 2009-CC-00859-COA (Sun Vista, Inc. v. Mississippi Department of Employment Security)

MAXWELL, J„

for the Court:

¶ 1. David Alford signed an “independent contractor agreement” with Sun Vista, Inc. and began work on a construction crew. He later filed a claim for unemployment benefits with the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES), reporting that he was an employee of Sun Vista for about two months during late 2006.