Wallace v. State, Department of Labor Office of Employment Security

WICKER, Judge.

This appeal arises from a claim for unemployment compensation. The Louisiana Department of Labor, Office of Employment Security (OES), appeals a ruling of the district court which found the claimant entitled to benefits. On appeal the OES contends the district court erred in ruling on the merits of the ease because the only issue before it was whether the board of review properly dismissed the claimant’s appeal for untimeliness. We vacate the district court’s judgment and remand the matter for further proceedings before the board of review.

The claimant, Charmaine Wallace, was…