Appeal an Unemployment Compensation Decision (Claimants)

If your unemployment claim is missing wages or an employer, you can file a wage protest.

A wage protest:

• Lets you correct missing wages or errors in your financial determination
• Does not require a hearing
• Is reviewed by the agency
• Must be filed within 21 days of the date on your determination notice 

• You have a legal right to appeal any unemployment decision
• Both claimants and employers can appeal
• You will be scheduled for a hearing
• You can:
  • Represent yourself, or
  • Hire an attorney, or
  • Ask another person to represent you.
• Free legal help may be available to claimants through legal aid, bar associations, or law schools