In re the Claim of Dada

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed March 9, 2006, which ruled that claimant’s request for a hearing was untimely.

By initial determination mailed on August 18, 2005, the Department of Labor found, among other things, that claimant was ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits because he left his employment without good cause. Claimant did not request a hearing until October 6, 2005. The Commissioner of Labor objected to the timeliness of the hearing and, following various proceedings, the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board ruled that…