1-27-09 Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County v. Board
of Review (A-70/71-07)
A loss of revenue attributable to the strike that does not result in a substantial curtailment of work at the hospital is not the equivalent of a “stoppage of work.” Thus, the Board of Review did not act arbitrarily or capriciously in concluding that Lourdes Medical Center did not suffer a “stoppage of work” within the intendment of N.J.S.A. 43:21-5(d). Accordingly, the striking nurses qualify for unemployment benefits.
