How to Respond to Filing an Appeal for Maryland Unemployment
In the Maryland unemployment process, the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation gives both you and your former employer the right to protest a claim decision. Your former employer usually does this if he doesn't believe you qualify for unemployment benefits. If your former employer appeals your claim, you don't have to respond to the notice, but you should prepare for the hearing. Gather evidence and continue your weekly claims certifications.
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Instructions
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Read your notice from the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation alerting you that your employer filed an appeal to your unemployment claim. Note the time, date and location of your appeal hearing. Identify the reason your employer filed the appeal.
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Continue to file your weekly claims certifications and record your job search even though you won't receive any payments while the appeal is in process. If you win the appeal, you receive back pay.
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Gather any evidence that refutes the reason your employer filed the appeal. Ensure that all witness statements are notarized; witnesses do not need to appear at the hearing because notarized statements are enough. Make three copies of all documents to present at the hearing.
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Tips & Warnings
If you live more than 50 miles from the appeal hearing location, you can request to attend the hearing by telephone. Contact the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation when you receive your notice.
You do not have to appear at the hearing since you did not request it, but it's in your best interest to do so. The hearing will go on without you and you won't have an opportunity to present your own evidence.
