1. (1) Code of Ala. 1975, §25-4-92(d), provides that notification be provided promptly to the claimant and the claimant's last employing unit of any determination or decision upon an initial claim. This notice may be delivered in person or mailed, first class postage prepaid to the last known address of any parties involved.

   1. (a) Notice of payment shall be provided to base period employers in accordance with Code of Ala. 1975, §25-4-91(d)(2).
2. (2) Any party to whom notice of determination or decision is required to be given shall have the right to appeal from such determination or decision.

3. (3) A notice of appeal from a decision of a claims examiner shall be filed directly to the Department of Labor, Hearings and Appeals Division, 649 Monroe Street Montgomery, Alabama 36131. This notice shall be in writing, and shall include the claimant's or employer's name, address, the claimant's social security number, and shall state the grounds upon which review is sought.

   1. (a) The notice of appeal must be filed within seven (7) calendar days after personal delivery of the notice of determination or decision or fifteen (15) calendar days after such notice was mailed in accordance with paragraph (1) of this rule. Receipt of the appeal by the Agency within the above prescribed times shall constitute filing.
4. (4) The proceedings shall be scheduled, conducted and heard in accordance with rules 480-1-4-.05 through 480-1-4-.13.

Author: Hoyt Russell, Director, Unemployment Compensation Div

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§25-2-7, 25-2-8, 25-4-111.

History: Amended: Filed January 2, 2014; effective February 6, 2014.