Continental Cas. Co. v. Knuckles, 142 N.J. Super. 162 (App. Div. 1976)

Jeffrey Blumstein representing the New Jersey Department of Labor & Industry

A challenge was brought to the New Jersey Department of Labor & Industry’s interpretation of the eligibility provisions of the Temporary Disability Law. Jeffrey Blumstein, representing the Department, as its Deputy Attorney General, argued that the eligibility provisions of the Temporary Disability Law had to be read in pari materia to similar provisions of the State Unemployment Compensation Law. The Superior Court, Appellate Division, agreed and affirmed the Department’s decision.

Caldwell v. Division of Unemployment and Disability Ins. of Dept. of State, 145 N.J. Super. 206 (App. Div. 1976)
Jeffrey Blumstein representing the New Jersey Department of Labor & Industry

An employee became unemployed and received unemployment compensation benefits. He later received an award of back pay covering the period of time when he had received benefits. The New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry ruled that the receipt of back pay rendered the individual retroactively ineligible for those benefits, which had to be repaid in full. This decision was appealed. While serving as Deputy Attorney General, Jeffrey Blumstein represented the Department of Labor & Industry. The Appellate Division affirmed and held that the receipt of back pay required the repayment of all benefits received during the period covered by the back pay award.

White v. Board of Review, Division of Employment Security, New Jersey Dept. of Labor and Industry, 146 N.J. Super. 268 (App. Div. 1977)
Jeffrey Blumstein representing the New Jersey Department of Labor & Industry

While an inmate at a state institution, White worked for a private employer under a work release program. A condition of her parole was that she move back to her home. She claimed that this made it difficult for her to continue her existing employment and quit. She applied for unemployment compensation benefits. Those benefits were denied. As Deputy Attorney General, Jeffrey Blumstein represented the New Jersey Department of Labor & Industry when this decision was appealed. The Appellate Division upheld the Department’s ruling that White was ineligible for benefits because her reason for leaving work was not attributable to the work itself.