Appeal of Blanchard

Memorandum Opinion

The plaintiff appeals a decision of the appeal tribunal of the New Hampshire Department of Employment Security (DES), which denied him unemployment benefits because he was not “available for and actively seeking full-time employment without restriction.” See RSA 282-A:31,1(c) and (d) (Supp. 1983). We reverse.

The plaintiff is a machine operator who became unemployed in New Hampshire in May, 1982, and moved to Georgia to seek a job. In March, 1983, he enrolled in a CETA training program and attended classes from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon each weekday. On March 29, 1983, he…