Copyright, Inc. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

LEADBETTER, Judge.

This appeal raises an issue of first impression, to wit, whether for purposes of determining the timeliness of an appeal under the unemployment compensation regulations, the term “postmark” includes dates recorded on the tracking slips of private delivery services such as United Parcel Service.

Claimant, Niaundria E. Ramseur, was terminated by employer on August 13, 1998 and filed a claim for benefits on August 21, 1998. By determination bearing a mailing date of September 16, 1998, the Job Center granted the claim. The determination advised employer that any appeal must be…