In re the Claim of Davis

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed February 26, 2010, which ruled that claimant’s request for a hearing was untimely.

Claimant, a certified nurse’s aide for an assisted living facility, was terminated from employment for failing to disclose his criminal history on his job application. Thereafter, he applied for unemployment insurance benefits and the Department of Labor, finding that claimant lost his employment due to misconduct, denied his claim by initial determination dated August 5, 2009. In response, claimant did not send a letter requesting a…