Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Cassandra Caron & a. v. New Hampshire Department of Employment Security & a.

December 7, 2022

Summary

The New Hampshire Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court’s dismissal of the plaintiffs’ action, holding that RSA 282‑A:127 does not require the Department of Employment Security to secure Pandemic Unemployment Assistance because PUA is not an “advantage … available under the provisions of the Social Security Act.” The court applied a plain‑meaning, de novo analysis of the statutory language.