Michael C. Schmidt Missouri Cases

Michael C. Schmidt appealed a decision by the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirming an Appeals Tribunal's finding that he was overpaid $4,900 in unemployment benefits. The overpayment stemmed from a disqualification determination issued ten months after benefits were paid, which Schmidt argued was untimely and led to the bulk of the overpayment. The appellate court reversed, holding that the Division of Employment Security failed to comply with its statutory mandate to promptly examine claims and that the overpayment calculation was not supported by substantial evidence due to the Division's procedural delay.

Michael C. Schmidt appealed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's decision to dismiss his appeal as untimely in unemployment benefits proceedings. Schmidt had sent a letter challenging overpayment determinations, but the Commission construed it as an untimely application for review of a prior disqualification decision. The appellate court reversed, holding that Schmidt's letter was a timely appeal of the overpayment determinations and should have been treated as such.