Magin v. Division of Employment

Opinion by

Judge JONES.

In this unemployment benefits case, petitioner, James A. Magin (claimant), seeks review of the final orders of the Industrial Claim Appeals Panel which upheld a hearing officer’s decisions holding that claimant had been overpaid benefits as a result of unreported earnings or wages. We affirm.

The key issue on appeal is whether the payments received by claimant under a certain “consulting agreement” constituted “wages” under the applicable statutory scheme. We conclude, as did the Panel, that these payments were indeed such “wages,” and, therefore, the determination that…