Gupta v. Deputy Director of Division of Employment & Training

This is an appeal pursuant to G. L. c. 151 A, § 42, from a District Court decision upholding the determination of the Division of Employment and Training (DET) that the plaintiff, Ashok K. Gupta, was ineligible to collect *580unemployment compensation benefits under G. L. c. 151 A, § 25(e)(2), because he had been discharged for having engaged in “deliberate misconduct in wilful disregard of [his employer’s] interest.” Gupta contends that (1) the DET erred as matter of law when it disqualified him for benefits based on the “deliberate misconduct” prong of § 25(e)(2), because his employer had…