{"id":46686,"date":"2020-06-30T02:01:31","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T06:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3381727-fork.findlaw5.flsitebuilder.com\/?p=46686"},"modified":"2020-06-30T02:01:31","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T06:01:31","slug":"appealing-an-unemployment-claim-denial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harcourtcompany.com\/Hayward\/firm-news\/appealing-an-unemployment-claim-denial\/","title":{"rendered":"Appealing an unemployment claim denial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amidst the current health and economic crisis, unemployment insurance claim rates in every state across the country have reached unprecedented levels.\u00a0 In conjunction, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/05\/15\/44percent-of-us-unemployment-applicants-have-been-denied-or-are-waiting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">unemployment claim denials <\/a>have also reached disturbing levels.\u00a0 Regardless of the reason, filing an appeal\u00a0 can be an arduous, confusing process without proper guidance.<\/p>\n<p>When an unemployment claim is filed, an employer, or previous employer, will be notified to provide proof that you have either been laid off, or are otherwise unemployed through no direct fault of your own.\u00a0 In some situations, employers and employees will have different views on these reasons, resulting in a claim being denied.\u00a0 For example, if an employee believes he or she was improperly terminated, but the employer believes the termination was handed down with valid reason, a dispute arises.<\/p>\n<p>State unemployment offices cannot approve claims without enough reason to believe you are entitled to the benefits.\u00a0 To determine these reasons, agents may send letters, emails, forms, or even interview your employer personally regarding your situation.\u00a0 Currently, restrictions for the programs have been loosened due to shutdowns and the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program.\u00a0 Many claims have been cut-off or denied because employers are reporting that employees are refusing to work.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the reason, if your unemployment claim has been denied, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haywardemploymentlaw.com\/blog\/\">unemployment insurance attorney<\/a> can assist you in filing an appeal.\u00a0 Taking advantage of their expert guidance, your claim will likely have a better chance of getting approved.\u00a0 Appeals can even reach a level of requesting a hearing and calling in witnesses if needed.\u00a0 Consult with an attorney who can assist you in preparing for the hearing, and take full advantage of the opportunity to state your case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amidst the current health and economic crisis, unemployment insurance claim rates in every state across the country have reached unprecedented levels.\u00a0 In conjunction, unemployment claim denials have also reached disturbing levels.\u00a0 Regardless of the reason, filing an appeal\u00a0 can be an arduous, confusing process without proper guidance. When an unemployment claim is filed, an employer, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-firm-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harcourtcompany.com\/Hayward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harcourtcompany.com\/Hayward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harcourtcompany.com\/Hayward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harcourtcompany.com\/Hayward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harcourtcompany.com\/Hayward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/harcourtcompany.com\/Hayward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46686\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harcourtcompany.com\/Hayward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harcourtcompany.com\/Hayward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harcourtcompany.com\/Hayward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}