Ayotte v. Department of Employment Security

The sole issue in this case is whether the plaintiff’s appeal was timely filed as required by the statutes. An appeal was filed by the plaintiff to the superior court following an adverse decision by the appeal tribunal of the department of employment security. The defendants moved to dismiss the appeal on the grounds that it was not filed within the ten days allowed for appeal under the provisions of RSA 282:5-G (1) and (3). RSA 282:5-G (1) reads that “Any interested party aggrieved by any decision of an appeal tribunal in proceedings under this chapter may, within ten days after the date of…