In re Area Emporium LLC

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed May 10, 2011, which dismissed claimant’s appeal from a decision of an Administrative Law Judge as untimely.

The Department of Labor issued initial determinations holding Area Emporium LLC (hereinafter AE) liable for additional unemployment insurance contributions on remuneration paid to massage therapists and yoga instructors. Although AE contested the determinations and requested a hearing, the Administrative Law Judge (hereinafter ALJ) issued a default decision after AE failed to appear. AE made an application to reopen…