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Referee Hearing for Unemployment: What to Know

David Manes

Aug 13, 2015
3 min

Referee Hearing for Unemployment: What to Know

The purpose of a referee hearing is to present your case to a referee who will decide if you are eligible for unemployment benefits. What happens at a referee hearing? If you are asking yourself this question, you likely already received your Notice of Determination, appealed it, and received a Notice of Hearing. The purpose of a referee hearing is to present your case to a referee who will decide whether or not you should be eligible for unemployment compensation (“UC”) bene

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David Manes

Feb 11, 2015
2 min

How Do I Appeal a UCBR Decision?

At this stage in your appeal for unemployment compensation benefits (“UC Benefits”), you have been before a Referee and the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (“UCBR”). Both have denied you benefits. You do have the right to appeal the UCBR decision further to the Commonwealth Court. When appealing further to the Commonwealth Court, you have to file a Petition for Review. What is a Petition for Review? A Petition for Review is basically a numbered or bulleted outlin

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David Manes

Jan 1, 2015
3 min

What does it mean if the UCBR grants me a Remand Hearing?

There are various stages to an unemployment compensation appeal. The first step is to file an appeal to your Notice of Determination. Once you file an appeal to the Notice of Determination, you get a hearing before a Referee. Once the Referee makes his/her decision, you have the right to appeal it further to the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (“UCBR”). If you decide to appeal it to the UCBR, you may receive a letter stating that the UCBR has granted what is kno

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David Manes

Dec 15, 2014
3 min

What is a UCBR Brief?

Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (“UCBR”). The UCBR is an independent 3-member Board who will determine if the Referee’s decision was proper. The UCBR will then issue their decision either affirming (agreeing with) or overruling (disagreeing with) the Referee’s decision. What is a UCBR Brief? Once you submit the appeal to the UCBR, you will receive a copy of the transcripts from your Referee hearing (i.e., the one’s you already requested in your appeal). First, you s

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David Manes

Dec 5, 2014
3 min

How to appeal to the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

At this point in your unemployment compensation appeal process, you have had your Referee Hearing and have gotten the Referee’s decision determining whether you are eligible or ineligible to receive unemployment compensation benefits (“UC Benefits”). If you have received the Referee’s decision and were found ineligible for UC Benefits, you can appeal that decision to the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (“UCBR”). The UCBR is an independent 3-member Board who will det

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David Manes

Nov 7, 2014
2 min

What is a Request for Reconsideration with the UCBR?

At this stage in your appeal for unemployment compensation benefits (“UC Benefits”), you have been before a Referee and denied benefits. You have also appealed to the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (“UCBR”) and denied benefits. At this point, you have denied benefits twice. What’s the next step? You do have the right to appeal the UCBR decision further to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania (“Commonwealth Court”). However, on your UCBR decision it states you

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David Manes

Nov 4, 2014
3 min

What if I forgot to include a piece of evidence at my Referee Hearing? What can be done?

After you have filed your appeal to your Notice of Determination, you will receive a Notice of Hearing in the mail within 2-6 weeks of having filed your appeal. The Notice of Hearing will state where and when you must appear in order to preset your case to a Referee. The purpose of a Referee Hearing is to explain why your appeal should be granted and why you should be found eligible for unemployment benefits (“UC Benefits”). This is your only chance to put evidence on recor

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David Manes

Aug 25, 2014
2 min

How Do I File a Petition for Review with the Commonwealth Court?

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David Manes

Aug 1, 2014
2 min

How do I file an Appeal to the UCBR?

Trying to collect unemployment compensation benefits can prove to be a grueling and time-consuming task. By now, you are realizing that there are various stages to an unemployment appeal. First, the Notice of Determination is issued and it denies unemployment benefits. Second, a hearing is held before a Referee and, once again, unemployment benefits are denied. Can the Referee decision be appealed? Yes. At this stage, you have been before a Referee and he/she has rendered

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David Manes

Jul 4, 2014
3 min

What are the deadlines for filing an unemployment compensation appeal?

If you are going through the process of trying to obtain unemployment compensation benefits (benefits), there are various stages you may encounter. You need to know the deadlines for each stage so you don’t miss your opportunity to obtain benefits. Notice of Determination After you file your initial claim for benefits, you will receive a Notice of Determination in the mail. This Notice of Determination tells you whether you are eligible for benefits. It will state the reas

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David Manes

Jun 18, 2014
3 min

What is a UC Remand Hearing?

What is a Notice of Determination and What Do I Do Once I Receive It? There are various stages to an unemployment compensation appeal. The first step is to file an appeal to your Notice of Determination. Once you file an appeal to the Notice of Determination, you get a hearing before a Referee. Once the Referee makes his/her decision, you have the right to appeal it further to the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (“UCBR”). If you decide to appeal it to the UCBR, you

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David Manes

Apr 7, 2014
2 min

Can I appeal my Referee’s Decision?

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