Taylor v. Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Commission

Opinion of the Court by

Justice VENTERS.

Tony C. Taylor appeals from an opinion of the Court of Appeals which affirmed an order of the Henderson Circuit Court dismissing his petition for review of a decision of the Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Commission (KUIC). In addition to denying Taylor unemployment benefits, KUIC ordered Taylor to reimburse $12,785.00 in benefit payments that he had already received.

Relying upon controlling precedent, the circuit court dismissed Taylor’s petition for review because it did not comply with the verification requirement contained in KRS 341.450(1). The…