Hirschy v. Everett

Lawson Cloninger, Judge.

By a decision of the Arkansas Board of Review the claimant was disqualified for unemployment benefits on a finding that he willfully failed to disclose a material fact in obtaining benefits. Ark. Stat. Ann. § 81-1106 (h) (2) (Supp. 1981). Claimant was also found liable to repay the benefits he had received, as authorized by Ark. Stat. Ann. § 81-1107 (f) (1) (Repl. 1976).

The Board of Review is in error and we reverse.

The evidence reveals that claimant reported to the Arkansas Employment Security Division that he had no earnings for the weeks ending December 12,1981,…