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QUITING WORK TO CARE FOR CHILDREN DISQUALIFIES CLAIMANT FROM RECEIVING NEW JERSEY UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently affirmed a Board of Review decision disqualifying a claimant from receiving New Jersey unemployment benefits finding that the claimant voluntarily left her employment without good cause attributable to the work. In the matter Damaris Medina v. Board of Review Department of Labor and the…

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Employee Who Loses Job While In Jail Held Ineligible For New Jersey Unemployment Benefits

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently held that a claimant who was terminated because she was unable to work for a period of less than two weeks due to being incarcerated on criminal charges is not eligible to receive New Jersey unemployment benefits. In the matter of Crystal Mandall v.…

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CLAIMANT HELD INELIGIBLE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FOR VOLUNTARILY QUITING BEFORE RECEIVING APPROVAL OF TRANSFER REQUEST

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently affirmed a Board of Review decision disqualifying a claimant from receiving New Jersey unemployment benefits for voluntarily quitting her job without good cause attributable to the work. In the matter of Lydia Oladimeji v. Board of Review, New Jersey Department of Labor and ARC…

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GOOD FAITH MISTAKE OF RECEIVING DOUBLE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS IS NO DEFENSE

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently affirmed a decision of the Appeal Tribunal and the Board of Review denying a claimant from receiving New Jersey emergency unemployment compensation under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008, 26 U.S.C.A. 3304 because the claimant collected unemployment benefits from New York for the…

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Asking Family and Friends About Jobs Is Not Enough To Be Actively Seeking Work To Receive New Jersey Unemployment Benefits

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently affirmed an Appeal Tribunal and Board of Review decision that the claimant was disqualified for unemployment benefits for failing to actively see work as required by N.J.S.A. 43:21-4(c)(1). In affirming the decision of the Appeal Tribunal, the Appellate Division noted that New Jersey unemployment…

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Two Recent Unemployment Appeals Dismissed for Late Filing Without Good Cause

Two recent unpublished unemployment benefits decisions remind New Jersey unemployment benefit applicants that they will be prohibited from appealing of their unemployment decision if they do not file their appeal timely and without good cause. In the matter of Alvarez v. Board of Review an Advanced Automotive, Inc., the Appellate…

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Communication Breakdown with Employer Does Not Result in Employee’s Disqualification of Unemployment Benefits

The Appellate Division recently overturned the Board of Review holding that the fact the claimant was not more aggressive in following up with his employer regarding his employment status should not have disqualified him from receiving unemployment benefits. In the matter of Hutchinson v. Board of Review, the claimant, Frank…

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CLAIMANT WHO VOLUNTARILY LEFT HER EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE OF A HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT IS ELIGIBLE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently affirmed a Board of Review decision finding that an employee who quit her job as a result of a hostile work environment is eligible for unemployment benefits. In the matter of Allied Interior Contractors v. Board of Review, the claimant quit her job because…

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NEW JERSEY UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS LAW UPDATE – SEPTEMBER, 2011

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently affirmed three (3) final decisions of the Board of Review disqualifying the claimants in these cases from receiving unemployment benefits. In the matter of Walter v. Board of Review, the Board of Review disqualified the claimant, John P. Walter, from receiving unemployment benefits finding…

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