In re Ortiz

*1105Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed April 8, 2009, which dismissed claimant’s appeal from a decision of the Administrative Law Judge as untimely.

In an initial determination issued by the Department of Labor, claimant was found to be eligible to collect unemployment insurance benefits. The employer objected and, at the conclusion of a hearing at which claimant failed to appear, an Administrative Law Judge (hereinafter ALJ) determined that claimant was disqualified from receiving benefits. Following a hearing after claimant applied to reopen the case, the…