In re the Claim of Soleng

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed June 15, 2004, which ruled that claimant’s request for a hearing was untimely.

By initial determination dated September 9, 2003, claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits on the ground that he voluntarily left his employment without good cause and was assessed a recoverable overpayment of benefits upon a finding that he made a willful false statement for the purpose of obtaining benefits. In November 2003, he requested a hearing. Upon finding that claimant’s request for a hearing was…