Slinger v. Board of Review of the Industrial Commission of Utah

HOWE, Justice:

Plaintiff seeks review of a decision of the Board of Review of the Industrial Commission affirming the denial to him of unemployment compensation benefits and assessing an overpayment penalty. He contends that he was denied due process at an administrative hearing and that he was improperly denied unemployment benefits as well as assessed overpayment penalties pursuant to U.C.A., 1953, §§ 35-4-5(e) and 35-4-6(d).

Plaintiff filed his initial claim for unemployment benefits on April 1, 1984, and received a copy of the “Unemployment Insurance Claimant Guide.” He was told by the…