Paul, Weiss Obtains Victory for Pro Bono Client in VOLS Unemployment Insurance Case

Paul, Weiss obtained a victory in an unemployment insurance appeal with pro bono partner Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS). As a participant in the VOLS Unemployment Insurance Advocacy Project, the firm represents clients whose employers have objected to their receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.

In this most recent case, the New York State Department of Labor initially held that our client committed misconduct during the course of her employment and therefore was not entitled to unemployment benefits. On appeal, however, the administrative law judge credited our client's testimony and concluded that she lost her job under non-disqualifying conditions. Accordingly, the judge overruled the Department of Labor's denial of benefits and awarded our client unemployment insurance.

The matter was handled by litigation associate David K. Kessler and supervised by litigation partner Eric Goldstein.