New Hampshire § 282-A:65 Reversal, Modification or Affirmation

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 282-A:65 — Reversal, Modification or Affirmation

New Hampshire § 282-A:65

Title XXIIILABOR

Ch. 282-AUNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 282-A:65 (2026).

Text

The appellate board shall not substitute its judgment for that of the commissioner or appeal tribunal as to the weight of the evidence on questions of fact, or as to the prudence or desirability of the determination. The appellate board shall reverse or modify the decision or remand the case for further proceedings only if the substantial rights of the appellant had been prejudiced because the findings, inferences, conclusions, or the decision is:

I.In violation of constitutional or statutory provisions; or

II.In excess of the statutory authority of the department of employment security; or

III.Affected by reversible error of law; or

IV.Affected by fraud; or

V.Affected by the absence of newly discovered evidence, which was not available to the affected party upon reasonable search at

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The appellate board shall not substitute its judgment for that of the commissioner or appeal tribunal as to the weight of the evidence on questions of fact, or as to the prudence or desirability of the determination. The appellate board shall reverse or modify the decision or remand the case for further proceedings only if the substantial rights of the appellant had been prejudiced because the findings, inferences, conclusions, or the decision is:
I. In violation of constitutional or statutory provisions; or
II. In excess of the statutory authority of the department of employment security; or
III. Affected by reversible error of law; or
IV. Affected by fraud; or
V. Affected by the absence of newly discovered evidence, which was not available to the affected party upon reasonable search at the time of the first level hearing, in which case the appeal shall be remanded to the appeal tribunal.
Otherwise, the appellate board shall affirm the order.

Legislative History

1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:13. 1941, 103:21-23. RL 218:5. 1945, 138:11, 12. 1947, 59:14, 15. 1949, 185:7-10; 290:2. 1951, 36:2; 140:8; 142:7, 8. 1953, 209:4. RSA 282:5(F)(3). 1955, 71:1; 141:10, 11. 1957, 118:6. 1961, 88:10-16. 1965, 208:6, 7; 373:2. 1969, 460:8-10. 1971, 156:23; 539:16-19. 1973, 119:1; 589:5, 6. 1981, 408:3. 1987, 409:10, eff. July 1, 1987.