Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Oct 24, 2023
Eniz Poljarevic, Appellant, vs. Division of Employment Security, Respondent.
Eniz Poljarevic appealed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's decision affirming the dismissal of his appeal from an overpayment determination of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation benefits. Poljarevic argued that repayment would cause financial hardship and that he was improperly denied a telephone hearing to show good cause for his untimely appeal. The appellate court affirmed the Commission's decision, holding that Missouri law does not permit an extension of time for appealing an overpayment determination, even if good cause for late filing exists.