Dorsey v. Department of Workforce Services, Workforce Appeals Board

OPINION

VOROS, Judge:

T1 John Dorsey (Claimant) seeks judicial review of an order of the Workforce Appeals Board. The Board ruled that Claimant was ineligible to receive unemployment benefits while out of the country and imposed an overpayment. assessment and civil penalty for fraud. We set aside the Board's decision.

BACKGROUND 1

¶ 2 Claimant worked for several years as a server at a restaurant in a seasonal resort area. The restaurant closed twice a year for several months, during which Claimant was on a seasonal job deferral with a return-to-work date established by his employer. As a result,…