In re the Claim of Velez

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed October 18, 2000, which ruled that claimant’s request for a hearing was untimely.

*883By initial determination dated and mailed July 18, 2000, claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct. Claimant admitted that he received the determination shortly after it was mailed but he did not request a hearing until August 25, 2000. Although claimant contends that he did not request a hearing because he was confused due to another scheduled hearing…