The New Jersey Appellate Division recently affirmed a Board of Review and Appeal Tribunal decision denying a claimant from receiving unemployment benefits. In an unpublished decision, the Appellate Division held that the claimant, Rolando Montero, left his work voluntarily because of illness and did not keep in touch with his…
Two recent unpublished unemployment benefits decisions remind New Jersey unemployment benefit applicants that they will be prohibited from appealing of their unemployment decision if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…
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…
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…
Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey recently introduced the Domestic Violence Leave Act, which if passed, would expand the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) to provide eligible employees the right to take unpaid leave from work if he or she or a family member fall victim to domestic abuse, sexual assault…
President Obama’s American Jobs Act proposes making it illegal to discriminate in employment on the basis of an individual’s unemployment status. As you may have suspected, this part of the bill has received support and criticism from both sides of the political spectrum. Those who support the bill argue that…
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…