Whitney v. BOARD OF REV. OF INDUS. COM'N OF UTAH

ELLETT, Chief Justice:

We here review proceedings before the Department of Employment Security which resulted in appellant’s disqualification to receive unemployment compensation and an overpayment assessment against him. The specific sanction employed by Respondent Board of Review is provided by Section 35-4-5 of the Employment Security Act. Appellant claims no failure of the Department to follow statutory procedure in invoking the sanction.

The evidence is unrefuted (and appellant does not even deny) that appellant filed a series of claims with Employment Security in which he understated his…