City of Newark v. Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board

DEL PESCO, Judge.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This is an appeal by the City of Newark (“City”) from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board granting unemployment benefits to Tobie J. McIntosh (“the claimant”). The appeal raises a novel issue: the collateral estoppel effect of an administrative proceeding, not subject to an appeal to any court, in a subsequent proceeding to determine eligibility for unemployment compensation benefits.

Procedural Background

On April 3, 2001, a three-member Criminal Justice board terminated the claimant after finding that he had violated several regulations and…