How to Appeal a Regular UC Denial

You can file an appeal directly in the new UC portal.

Check out this helpful video on how to file an appeal online from the Department of Labor and Industry.

We recommend that when you explain your reason for appealing, you state if you would like to have an in-person hearing or a telephone hearing.

One of the quickest and easiest ways to submit your appeal is via email. 

You can email your appeal to [email protected]

In order for your appeal to be accepted as valid, you must include the following information:

1. Your full name and mailing address 
2. The last four digits of your social security number (xxx-xx-1234)
3. The mailing date of the determination that you are appealing
4. A brief statement explaining why you disagree with the determination and believe you should be eligible

You may also want to include the following information:

1. Your phone number
2. The name, address and phone number of your employer (if applicable)
3. State if you would like an in-person hearing or a telephone hearing.

After you send the email to the address above, you will receive a confirmation email stating: 

This message serves as confirmation that your email has been received by the Department of Labor and Industry, Office of Unemployment Compensation Service Centers.  Please retain this confirmation for your records.

If you do not receive this confirmation you should make sure that the address was entered properly and try again. 

The information necessary for sending your appeal via fax will be located on the back of most Notices of Determination issued by unemployment. Specifically, you will want to find which Unemployment Compensation Service Center issued your Notice of Determination to determine the appropriate fax number to use for your appeal. 

We recommend that when you explain your reason for appealing, you state if you would like to have an in-person hearing or a telephone hearing.

When filing an appeal by fax, in addition to the fax number and service center name, we advise that you include the following on the fax cover sheet:

1. Your name;
2. The date of the determination you are appealing; and
3. The date you are submitting your appeal.

When filing your appeal by fax, you should be aware that you will be held responsible for any error or delay in the process of transmitting the appeal, even if the delay is caused by technological failure.  As a result, it is very important that you ensure that the fax is sent to the correct number and that you receive the fax verification/confirmation page that is printed after the fax has been successfully transmitted. 

Keep the verification page and a copy of your appeal for your records in case of any potential issue regarding the timeliness of your appeal.

The information necessary for sending your appeal by mail will be located on the back of most Notices of Determination issued by unemployment. Specifically, you will want to find which Unemployment Compensation Service Center mailed your Notice of Determination to determine the appropriate address to use when mailing your appeal.

We recommend that when you explain your reason for appealing, you state if you would like to have an in-person hearing or a telephone hearing.

When filing your appeal by mail, the filing date is will be based on US Postal Service postmark date, the date of a Postal Service certificate of mailing or the date of a Postal Service certified mail receipt. 

• In the absence of these dates, the filling date is the date of a postage meter mark. 
• In the absence of all of the above dates, the filing date is the date the department receives the appeal.

As a result, if you choose to file your appeal by mail, we strongly recommend that you send the appeal using certified mail and retain the receipt to ensure that you can establish when the appeal was filed in case of any potential issue regarding the timeliness of your appeal.