Freeman v. Employment Department

Claimant seeks review of a final order of the Employment Appeals Board (board) denying him unemployment benefits on the ground that he failed to timely request a hearing from the administrative decision denying his application for benefits. We affirm.

The facts are not in dispute. Claimant submitted a claim for unemployment benefits. He was not represented by counsel. On July 1, 1997, the Employment Department (department) mailed him an administrative decision denying his claim. ORS 657.269 requires a claimant who receives such a denial to file a “request for [a] hearing” within 20 days of the…