Evangeline Culp, Claimant/Appellant v. Target Corporation and Division of Employment Security

# Summary of Culp v. Target Corporation **What Happened** Evangeline Culp filed an unemployment benefits claim after a dispute with Target Corporation. The state's Division of Employment Security denied her benefits, disqualifying her from receiving them. Culp wanted to challenge this decision and filed an appeal. **What the Court Decided** The court dismissed Culp's appeal without reviewing the merits of her case. The reason was procedural: she filed her appeal after the deadline set by law, and there is no exception process to file late in unemployment benefits cases. Because she missed the time limit, the court would not hear her argument. **Why This Matters for Workers** This case shows that unemployment benefits appeals have strict deadlines that cannot be extended. Workers who disagree with a benefits denial must act quickly and file their appeal within the required timeframe or lose their opportunity to challenge the decision in court. Missing the deadline means losing your case automatically, regardless of whether your underlying claim had merit.