In re the Claim of Havens

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed January 21, 2000, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant’s request for a hearing was untimely.

By initial determination dated and mailed on May 21, 1999, claimant, a construction worker, was informed that he was ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits effective in March 1999 because he was not totally unemployed. It was also determined that claimant made a willful misrepresentation and was charged with a recoverable overpayment of $2,190. Claimant, who is illiterate, admitted receiving the determination in…