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91 GIANA M. WILSON v. BOARD OF REVIEW DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE AND DEVELOPMENT -- rank: 544

... left work "voluntarily without good cause attributable to such work," N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a), and required her to make repayment of the benefits ... Appeal Tribunal determined Wilson was disqualified for benefits pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a), because she resigned her position without good cause attributable ... 245 (App. Div. 1985). In order to avoid disqualification under N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a), a claimant must demonstrate that the reason for leaving ... received is supported by substantial, credible evidence. The governing statute, N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a), provides that a claimant may not receive benefits if ...

docket:	a6006-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-05-16
status:	unpublished
citation:
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92 SUSAN G. GILBERT v. BOARD OF REVIEW DEPARTMENT OF LABOR and AVON-BY-THE-SEA BOARD OF EDUCATION -- rank: 542

... v. Bd. of Review , 91 N.J. 453 , 459 (1982)) . N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a) is a section of "New Jersey's Unemployment Compensation ...

docket:	a0636-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-02-02
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	22428

93 DANIEL J. COX v. BOARD OF REVIEW DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, and SAKER SHOPRITES, INC -- rank: 542

... Cox's claim for unemployment benefits without merit pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a). After reviewing the record in light of the contentions ... allegations; therefore he was not subject to a disqualification under N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a). After the employer appealed the decision, the matter was ... the commission of an actual wrong . . . . No disqualification applies under N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a), as the claimant did not leave the job voluntarily ... misconduct connected with the work," disqualifying him for benefits under N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a). Cox appealed from that decision and the Board again ... to the work. Therefore Cox was disqualified for benefits under N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a). The Board affirmed the Tribunal's determination. This appeal ... determined that Cox was disqualified for unemployment benefits pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a). The Tribunal's determination, adopted by the Board, ...

docket:	a0649-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-06-06
status:	unpublished
citation:
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94 LISAMARIE CACCAMO v. BOARD OF REVIEW DEPARTMENT OF LABOR -- rank: 542

... Review (Board), which rejected her application for unemployment benefits under N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a) because she left work voluntarily without good cause attributable ... work voluntarily without good cause attributable to the work under N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a). The Deputy further determined that Caccamo had not earned ... accordingly disqualified for benefits as of 04/14/2014 under N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a)." Caccamo appealed to the Board, suggesting that there were ... good cause attributable to such work" is ineligible for benefits. N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a). Further, an employee who leaves work for a good ...

docket:	a6128-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-11-19
status:	unpublished
citation:
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95 CHERYL WRIGHT v. BOARD OF REVIEW DEPARTMENT OF LABOR -- rank: 542

... that she was terminated from her job for severe misconduct. N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(b). We reverse and remand for the Board to consider ... Unemployment Insurance determined that she was disqualified for benefits under N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(b) because she was discharged for gross misconduct related to ... was disqualified for benefits due to severe misconduct pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(b). Specifically, the Tribunal determined that Wright made misrepresentations to ... Tpk. Auth. , 137 N.J. 8 , 27 (1994)). Until 2010, N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(b) identified two types of misconduct that prevented full receipt ... It results in an eight-week disqualification from unemployment benefits. N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(b). We described this "two-prong standard" for misconduct as ... an intermediate type of misconduct, severe misconduct, was added to N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(b). L. 2010, c. 37, § 2, eff. July ...

docket:	a5680-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-12-16
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	19140

96 GEORGE M. THORN v. BOARD OF REVIEW -- rank: 542

... the Appeal Tribunal that found Thorn disqualified for benefits under N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(g) as April 27, 2015, for one year, from the ...

docket:	a3452-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-09-06
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	25881

97 ALLAN MARAIN v. BOARD OF REVIEW DEPARTMENT OF LABOR and YANIRYS M. PICHARDO -- rank: 540

... employment with Marain was the result of her misconduct under N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(b), rather than her voluntarily abandoning her position under N ... which would have disqualified her from receiving any benefits, see N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a). The Board made its determination based upon its Appeal ... of [August 14, 2018].' The Appeals Examiner then explained that N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a) applied to individuals who left work voluntarily without 'good ... did not leave the job.' The Appeals Examiner turned to N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(b), which applies to individuals who have 'been suspended or ... and was based upon an unreasonable interpretation of the law. N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a) provides that an individual is disqualified for unemployment compensation ... be 'suspended or discharged for misconduct connected with the work.' N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(b).2 While termination for abandonment results in disqualification ...

docket:	a2085-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-04-08
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	27194

98 ERICA DELGADO v. BOARD OF REVIEW DEPARTMENT OF LABOR -- rank: 540

... from the receipt of unemployment compensation benefits, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a). For the reasons that follow, we affirm. Delgado worked ... and Disability Insurance found Delgado disqualified from employment benefits under N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a) because she left work voluntarily without good cause attributable ... individual's weekly benefit rate, as determined in each case. [ N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a).] In order to avoid disqualification, the claimant has the ... s determination that Delgado was ineligible for unemployment benefits under N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a). Affirmed. This archive is a service of Rutgers School ...

docket:	a0113-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-04-29
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	25341

99 MATTHEW CALAFIORE v. BOARD OF REVIEW DEPARTMENT OF LABOR -- rank: 537

... claimant was 'disqualified for benefits from [March 17, 2013,] under N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a)' and that his subsequent employment at Monmouth was 'insufficient ... Claimant appealed. Remand To Consider May 4, 2015 Amendment to N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a) On February 1, 2016, we granted the Board's ... matter to determine whether a May 4, 2015 amendment to N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a) should be applied retroactively. The amendment authorized unemployment compensation ... who leave work to accept employment with a new employer. N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a), amended A-4699-15T3 4 by L. 2015, c ... 608-13 (2018) (finding the May 4, 2015 amendment to N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a) is not retroactive), and that claimant is disqualified from ... left work voluntarily without good cause attributable to such work.' N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a). ''[G]ood cause attributable to such work' means ...

docket:	a4699-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-11-27
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	18803

100 TERRELL D. RUSSELL v. BOARD OF REVIEW DEPARTMENT OF LABOR and WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT -- rank: 537

... written warnings by his employer, constitute severe misconduct pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(b). We conclude that they do on these facts and ... was disqualified for benefits due to severe misconduct, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(b). Russell then appealed to an Appeal Tribunal. In May ... of severe misconduct . . . . [Russell] is [therefore] disqualified for benefits under N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(b). He then appealed to the Board. In November 2011 ... from work did not constitute "misconduct" within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(b). Id. at 256. Here, there is no documented proof ... employee's chronic lateness. In July 2010, the Legislature amended N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(b) by providing that an employee engaging in severe misconduct ... lateness or absences after a written warning by an employer . . . . [ N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(b) (emphasis added).] "Our paramount goal in interpreting a ...

docket:	a2132-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-03-06
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	20767

101 0BONNIE M. STINGER v. BOARD OF REVIEW, and MURPHY'S OF SOUTH JERSEY, INC -- rank: 535

... Board), disqualifying her from receiving unemployment benefits, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a), because she left employment with respondent, Murphy's of ... good cause for her resignation. Therefore, no disqualification applies under N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a), as [Stinger] did not leave work voluntarily without good ... is disqualified for benefits as of January 29, 2012 under N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a). This appeal followed. Our review of administrative agency decisions ... decision, the Board reversed the Appeals Tribunal in reliance upon N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a), a section of "New Jersey's Unemployment Compensation Law ... at least ten times the individual's weekly benefit rate . . . . [ N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a).] A claimant seeking unemployment compensation benefits has the burden ... a sufficient work-related reason is disqualified for benefits under N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a). See Self v. Bd. of Review , 91 N. ...

docket:	a2321-12
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	Published
citation:
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102 LAURAJ. FREDA v. BOARD OF REVIEW DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ATHENIA MASON SUPPLY INC -- rank: 535

... financial harm. Therefore, the claimant is disqualified for benefits under N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(b) . . . as the discharge was for severe misconduct connected with ... term. Id. at 53-55. Severe misconduct was undefined in N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(b), except by a non-exhaustive list of examples. We ...

docket:	a5106-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-02-26
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	29859

103 VICTORIA J. ELBRECHT v. BOARD OF REVIEW DEPARTMENT OF LABOR -- rank: 535

... that she was disqualified from unemployment compensation benefits pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a), because she left her voluntarily without good cause attributable ... Tribunal determined that Elbrecht was disqualified from benefits pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a). The appeals examiner noted that Elbrecht did not bring ... a decision again finding Elbrecht disqualified from benefits pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a). The appeals examiner noted that, before she resigned, Elbrecht ... at least six times the individual's weekly benefit rate." N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a). The statute does not define "good cause." However, that ... s finding that Elbrecht was disqualified from benefits pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a) because she left her position voluntarily, not for good ...

docket:	a5033-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-07-19
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	21360

104 DIANE P. STINNEY v. BOARD OF REVIEW -- rank: 535

... 16(a) sets the additional fine to be imposed and N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(g)(1) requires the disqualification of any further benefits for ...

docket:	a2740-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-06-24
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	20375

105 EDGAR A. FEBLES v. BOARD OF REVIEW DEPARTMENT OF LABOR -- rank: 535

... The Appeal Tribunal denied petitioner's application for benefits under N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a) for voluntarily leaving work without good cause attributable to ... did not 'meet the requirements of the new provisions of N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a) since his new job did not commence within seven ... the Board's decision, contending that he did not violate N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a) by resigning from one employer on November 4, 2016 ... voluntarily and not for good cause attributable to the work. N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a). 'Accordingly, benefits are available to a worker who voluntarily ... Brady, 152 N.J. at 218; A-3230-16T2 7 N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a). An employee who leaves work for good, but personal ... N.J. Super. 42, 46 (App. Div. 1979). In 2015, N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(a) was amended to include an exception that the ...

docket:	a3230-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-02-12
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	20772