Chairman, Board of Review

The Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) administers the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program which provides temporary income assistance to Massachusetts workers who are unemployed through no fault of their own and who are able to work, available for work, and looking for a job. The Board of Review is an independent, 3-member quasi-judicial board, one serving as Chairman, that has jurisdiction to hear appeals of unemployment insurance claims and other unemployment matters before a case may be appealed to court. Responsibilities include: The Board of Review consists of three staff members, one serving as Chairman. The Board is responsible for reviewing, on appeal, decisions issued by the Department of Unemployment Assistance's Hearings Department. Responsibilities include: Developing policy regarding interpretation of the Massachusetts Unemployment Insurance Law in the Commonwealth through the Board's decisions as the final administrative tribunal prior to the courts; Rendering decisions on appeals of claimants and employers from decisions of the Commissioner allowing or denying the payment of benefits and on employers' subjectivity to the law; Conducting

Created: 2025-11-24