Ritcheson-Dick v. Unemployment Insurance Review Board

OPINION

VAIDIK, Judge.

Case Summary

Margaret Ritcheson-Dick (“Margaret”) appeals the Review Board of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development’s (“Review Board”) dismissal of her appeal. Concluding that the Review Board abused its discretion by not hearing Margaret’s additional evidence on the issue of whether she timely appealed the decision suspending her unemployment insurance benefits, we reverse and remand for further proceedings. 1

Facts and Procedural History

Margaret was employed at Deutsche Post Global Mail, LTD but left in March 2006 to care for her sick mother-in-law. In September…