In re Claim of Almonte

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed October 22, 2008, which ruled that claimant’s request for a hearing was untimely.

Claimant was discharged from her position as a housekeeper in a hotel on February 4, 2008 and applied for unemployment insurance benefits. The Department of Labor mailed an initial determination denying her claim on March 3, 2008. Although *730the reverse side of the initial determination advised claimant that a request for a hearing had to be made within 30 days of the date that determination was mailed, claimant did not request a hearing until…