Braselton v. Dept. Job Family Servs., 21828 (2-22-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} This is an appeal from a judgment of the court of common pleas affirming a decision of the Unemployment Compensation Review Commission that required appellant, Karen Braselton, to repay a portion of her unemployment compensation benefits following an award of back pay against her employer. Braselton contends that the agency and the trial court incorrectly determined that she must repay benefits. In support, she argues that the back pay award she received under the Federal Back Pay Act does not constitute remuneration for purposes of the Ohio unemployment statutes.

{¶ 2} We…