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mitigating circumstances |
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Summary:
Penalty originally imposed at $462 but after BOR's decision, the Commission reduced it to $231. Mitigating circumstances invoked: real possibility of eviction, husband unemployed, three children involved, minimal hours of work and payments received a month later. Umpire not impressed by the compassion and mercy shown by the Commission. A penalty is meant to punish but not to destroy. Reduction of the penalty down to $150 or even down to $100 suggested by Umpire.
