Hill v. State, Department of Employment

JOHNSON, Justice.

This is an unemployment insurance case. The issue presented is whether an appeal from a status determination was timely, although it was postmarked more than fourteen days after the determination was mailed to the employer. We affirm the order of the Industrial Commission, which affirmed the decision of an appeals examiner that the appeal was not timely.

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THE BACKGROUND AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS.

Two truck drivers filed claims for unemployment compensation alleging that Hill was their employer. Hill contended that they were independent contractors. The Department of Employment…