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THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Department of Employment Security No. 2011-644
APPEAL OF CASEY B. MOORE
(New Hampshire Department of Employment Security)

Argued: June 7, 2012
Opinion Issued: August 21, 2012

New Hampshire Legal Assistance, of Concord (Sarah Mattson on the brief and orally), for the petitioner.
Michael A. Delaney, attorney general (James S. Culp, attorney, on the brief and orally), for the New Hampshire Department of Employment Security.
LYNN, J. The petitioner, Casey B. Moore, appeals a decision of the appeal tribunal (tribunal), as affirmed by the appellate board, of the New Hampshire Department of Employment Security (DES) finding him ineligible for unemployment benefits because he voluntarily left his job without good cause. See RSA 282-A:32, I(a) (2010). We affirm.
The record supports the following facts.  Moore began working as an arborist in 2008 for Guillemette Tree Services (GTS), a small business owned by Ken Guillemette. He worked part-time at a rate of $31.25 per hour, sometimes getting paid as an employee of GTS and sometimes as an independent contractor. On Thursday, July 15, Moore and Guillemette had a dispute about when Moore would be paid for work he had previously performed. The following Saturday, Moore met with Guillemette to collect his wages, which Guillemette paid partially by cash and partially by check. He also issued Moore a written warning for failing to show up at work on the previous day. Moore, however, claimed he was unaware that he had been required to work that day.
The next Monday, Moore arrived at Guillemette

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