Preparing for a Hearing
Gather your evidence
This appeal hearing may be your last opportunity to
present your case, so
please be
prepared to do it thoroughly.
Unemployment compensation hearings are said to be "de novo,"
which is
Latin for "afresh" or "anew." This is
done to keep your
hearing
impartial and independent of the Deputy's Decision to
grant or deny benefits.
Therefore,
the Hearing Officer who conducts the hearing is not bound
by the Deputy's
Decision and
will base their decision only on the evidence and
testimony presented at the
appeal
hearing.
If papers, letters, statements, or other evidence were
presented previously to
the
unemployment insurance deputy, and could be helpful to
your case, you must
take
responsibility for presenting this information again at your appeal
hearing.
If there are direct witnesses to the circumstances
surrounding your separation
from work,
make sure they will attend your hearing to present their
information.
Please be prompt
It is important that you arrive promptlyat the hearing
site. You are advised
to arrive at least 15 minutes
before the scheduled time of your hearing. If you do not
appear and you are
the appealing
party, your appeal will be dismissed. Click here to read more about
what will happen if you do not attend the hearing.
