Opinion
December 7, 1995
Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County [Joan Lobis, J.].
The record contains substantial evidence that petitioner did not work exclusively for any employer and thus the work he claimed as qualifying experience was not exempt from the licensure requirement (General Business Law § 83; see, Norwood v Ward, 46 F.2d 312, 314, affd sub nom. Norwood v Bennett, 283 U.S. 800). Since nonexempt work performed without a license is unlawful (General Business Law § 70), respondent's refusal to count such work as qualifying "equivalent" experience under General Business Law § 72 (1) was eminently reasonable.
Concur — Sullivan, J.P., Rosenberger, Wallach, Ross and Asch, JJ.