
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