Angel Rivera, Claimant-Appellant v. Board of Review, New Jersey Department of Labor, Respondent-Respondent

Summary

The New Jersey Supreme Court held that the Department of Labor's notice scheme, which mailed eligibility determinations to a claimant's last‑known address and required a ten‑day filing period, violated Rivera's due‑process rights because the notice did not reasonably reach him. Accordingly, the Court reversed the Appellate Division and ordered the Department to consider the merits of Rivera's appeal and to adopt regulations that provide adequate, bilingual notice to migrant farmworkers.