In re the Claim of Ganisin

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed June 23, 2009, which ruled that claimant’s request for a hearing was untimely.

The Department of Labor, by initial determinations mailed September 18, 2008, found that claimant was ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits because he was not totally unemployed. Additionally, claimant was charged with a recoverable overpayment of $810 and his right to receive future benefits was reduced by 44 days for having made willful false statements. Claimant mailed his request for a hearing on January 12, 2009. The…