Legal Opinion
Morillo v. Director of the Division of Employment Security
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 8, 1985PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
We are asked to decide a question of first impression: whether an employee who agrees to be one of those laid off after the employer has announced his decision to lay off a specified number of employees is disqualified from benefits under G. L. c. 151A, § 25 (e). We answer this question in the negative, and we reverse.
The material facts are not in dispute. We confront a question of law. Keough v. Director of Div. of Employment Sec., 370 Mass. 1, 4 (1976). The claimant, Horacio Morillo, worked for the employer, G.S.F. Corp., as a machine operator from March 1, 1983, until December 7, 1983,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Keough v. Director of the Division of Employment SecurityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
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