Faria v. Director of Division of Employment Sec.
Decision Date | 09 March 1966 |
Citation | 215 N.E.2d 90,350 Mass. 397 |
Parties | Joseph D. FARIA v. DIRECTOR OF the DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY et al. |
Court | United States State Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Supreme Court |
Manuel Kyriakakis, Franklin, for petitioner.
Joseph S. Ayoub, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Robert N. Scola, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Israel L. Cohen, Boston, with him), for Director of the Division of Employment Security.
Before WILKINS, C.J., and WHITTEMORE, CUTTER, SPIEGEL, and REARDON, JJ.
This is an appeal from the decision of a judge of the First District Court of Bristol under G.L. c. 151A, § 42, affirming a decision of the Board of Review in the Division of Employment Security. The case arose on the application of the petitioner, Faria, for unemployment benefits under G.L. c. 151A, §§ 22, 23 and 24. The director of the division denied the claim, a review examiner (G.L. c. 151A, § 41) affirmed the decision and the board of review denied an application for a rehearing. The record includes the evidence before the review examiner.
The issue is whether, as required by G.L. c. 151A, § 24(b), Faria was 'available for work and unable to obtain work in his usual occupation or any other occupation for which he is reasonably fitted.' We resolve it under G.L. c. 30A, § 14(8)(g). See c. 151A, § 42.
The facts are not in dispute. The examiner, on supporting evidence, found inter alia, as follows: ...
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