Tag Archives: DUA (division of unemployment assistance)

Restaurant Manager Prevails (again*)

Posted on April 5, 2017 by

Attorney Murphy is pleased with a recent decision by the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (“DUA”) affirming unemployment benefits for his client, a former restaurant manager of major seafood restaurant chain based in Boston.  Attorney Murphy represented the manager at … Continue reading →

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Human Resource Manager Vindicated

Posted on February 19, 2015 by

Recently, Attorney Murphy’s client, former human resources manager of a reputable k-12 mathematics program, received a favorable decision after a highly contentious unemployment hearing.  The unemployment office initially denied the client’s claim stating that the client resigned because he disagreed … Continue reading →

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Good Employee Falls Through the Cracks

Posted on January 30, 2014 by

Recently, Attorney Murphy’s client received a favorable decision after an administrative unemployment benefits hearing of the Division of Unemployment Assistance (DUA).  The DUA originally denied the client unemployment benefits because he quit his job.  The client was a high performing … Continue reading →

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Bank Teller Prevails

Posted on November 8, 2013 by

Recently, Attorney Murphy represented a former bank teller against Bank of America (BOA) in an unemployment insurance administrative appeals hearing.  BOA terminated Attorney Murphy’s client because of an alleged violation of the bank’s anti-money laundering policy.  Notably, however, this client … Continue reading →

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