Bauerle v. Employment Department

Claimant seeks review of a decision of the Employment Appeals Board (EAB) that affirmed a decision by the Hearings Section that denied her request to reopen her hearing. We review for errors of law, ORS 183.482(7) and (8)(a), and reverse and remand.

EAB found:

“(1) The Employment Department mailed a Notice of Hearing to claimant on November 5, 1997, notifying her of a telephone hearing on her claim for unemployment insurance benefits scheduled for November 13, 1997. (2) The Notice of Hearing informed claimant that if she needed the Employment Department to contact her at a number other than on…