Thiessens v. Department of Employment Security, Board of Review of the Industrial Commission

Plaintiff brings this action, seeking review of a decision of the commission which held that plaintiff’s appeal from a decision of the department was untimely.

Plaintiff filed for and received weekly unemployment compensation from December 10,1976, through October 5,1977. Subsequently, the department received information that plaintiff had withheld material information to receive benefits to which he was not entitled. 1 By letter, the department requested an explanation and indicated that if plaintiff failed to respond within ten days, a hearing representative would determine the case based…