Hyde v. Employment Division

This case involves issues of law similar to those in Dennis v. Employment Division, 302 Or 160, 728 P2d 12 (1986).

The claimant, petitioner Hyde, received unemployment benefits for several weeks during 1983. For five of those weeks, he failed to report earnings totaling $855.64. This failure resulted in a benefits overpayment of $525.00. Because the Employment Division concluded that the claimant had “wilfully” failed to report these earnings, the Employment Division disqualified him for unemployment benefits for a period of 26 weeks pursuant to ORS 657.215. 1

The claimant admitted that he had…