Downey v. Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Commission

OPINION

VANMETER, JUDGE:

By statute, an employee who makes false statements in an application for unemployment benefits is disqualified from eligibility to receive those benefits. The issue presented in this case is whether an employee who made false statements to establish her right to benefits is disqualified even if the false statements were ultimately immaterial to the determination of entitlement to benefits. We hold that because the statute is clear and unambiguous and the decision of the Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Commission is sup*87ported by substantial evidence, the Warren Circuit…