Pavian, Inc. v. Hickey

The plaintiff, Pavian, Inc. (employer), appeals from a judgment of the District Court affirming a decision of the board of review (board) of the Division of Unemployment Assistance (division), awarding to Robert Hickey, Jr. (employee), unemployment benefits. The employer argues a single proposition, specifically, that the board lacked jurisdiction with respect to the case because the employee’s appeal to the board from an earlier adverse determination by a review examiner had been filed late. Relying on Falmouth v. Civil Serv. Commn., 447 Mass. 814, 815 (2006) (Falmouth), the division asserts…