Dowd v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

Pursuant to G. L. c. 151A, § 42, James R. Dowd appeals from the decision of a judge of a District Court affirming the decision of the board of review of the Division of Employment Security (DES), which had upheld the determination of the review examiner. We reverse the judgment of the District Court and remand the case to DES for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

On July 31, 1981, a claims director in the Quincy employment security office handed Dowd a notice of disqualifica*768tian for unemployment benefits under the Employment Security Law. See G. L. c. 151A, § 25 (e) (2).2 At…