Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / May 28, 2024
Cheryl Dickerman, Appellant, vs. Amazon.com, Inc., and Division of Employment Security, Respondents.
Cheryl Dickerman quit her job at Amazon due to COVID-19 concerns and was later disqualified from unemployment benefits and notified of an overpayment. Her letter appealing the overpayment was treated by the Appeals Tribunal as an untimely appeal of the disqualification, and the Commission dismissed her subsequent application for review as untimely. The appellate court reversed, finding that while there was sufficient evidence Dickerman received notice of the dismissal, the Appeals Tribunal erred in misinterpreting her letter as an appeal of the disqualification rather than the overpayment decision. The case was remanded for a decision on the merits of the overpayment appeal.