Elliott v. Department of Employment Security

On April 14, 1978, a determination was made that the claimant intentionally misrepresented or failed to disclose the receipt of earnings during a two-week period in which he received unemployment compensation benefits. On May 2,1978, claimant filed an appeal to an appeals referee. From an adverse decision of the referee, he appealed to the Vermont Employment Security Board. The Board found that the claimant’s appeal to the referee was not timely filed, and that therefore the referee was without jurisdiction to hear it. In each appeal the determination of the investigator was sustained. We…