Perry v. Department of Employment & Training

This is an appeal by the claimant-employee from a Vermont Employment Security Board (Board) decision dismissing claimant’s appeal for failure to file a timely notice of appeal from a decision of a referee. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

On March 13, 1985, a claims examiner for the Department of Employment and Training denied the claimant unemployment insurance benefits for a three-week period in early 1985. The claimant appealed the denial to an appeals referee under 21 V.S.A. § 1348. At an April 5 hearing before a referee, claimant was represented by counsel, who participated…