In re the Claim of Shell

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed July 9, 2004, which ruled that claimant’s request for a hearing was untimely.

Substantial evidence supports the decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board finding that claimant failed to timely request a hearing challenging an October 15, 2003 initial determination ruling that he was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he lost his employment due to misconduct. The record establishes that claimant received the decision shortly after it was mailed on October 15, 2003 and read the…