1. (1) (a) Any individual may appear for such individual in any proceeding before the Appeals Tribunal or the Board of Review and such individual may be assisted in such appearance by such individual’s duly authorized agent.

   1. (b) Any partnership may appear by any of its partners or employees and may be assisted in such appearance by a duly authorized agent.
   2. (c) Any corporation or association may appear by an officer or employee of such corporation or association and may be assisted in such appearance by a duly authorized agent.

2. (2) Any party may appear and be represented by an attorney at law admitted to practice by the highest court of this State, or the highest court of any State or Territory of the United States.

   1. (a) An Appeals Referee, Board Member or Special Master, in the Appeals Referee’s, Board Member’s or Special Master’s discretion, may refuse to allow any attorney or any other person to continue in the representation or assistance of another in any proceeding before the Appeals Referee, Board Member or Special Master if the Appeals Referee, Board Member or Special Master finds said attorney or other person guilty of disorderly, disruptive or unethical conduct during the course of the hearing.

   2. (b) Any attorney seeking to appear for or to represent a party to any proceeding before the Appeals Tribunal or the Board of Review or any other person seeking to assist in the appearance of a party to such a proceeding shall cause to be filed, not later than the hearing on the merits, a written notice of appearance. Such written notice of appearance should specify sufficient information necessary to identify the particular proceeding involved and which must include, at least:

      1. 1. the name and social security account number of the claimant
      2. 2. the name and address of the employer,
      3. 3. the name and address of the attorney or other person filing the notice of appearance, and
      4. 4. the name of the party on whose behalf the notice is filed, countersigned by said party.
3. (3) All notices of appearance shall be delivered to any Appeals Referee, Board Member or Special Master or mailed to: Appeals Tribunal or the Board of Review Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Division of Employment Security 7th Floor 500 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, Tennessee, 37245

4. (4) Any notice of appearance received by the Appeals Tribunal shall be deemed as having been filed for the purpose of any further proceeding in the same manner before the Board of Review.

   1. (a) After the expiration of three (3) days from the date of receipt of a notice of appearance, any notice of hearing or decision subsequently mailed to a party by the Appeals Tribunal or Board of Review shall also be mailed to the attorney or other person who has on file a properly executed notice of appearance.
5. (5) Any requests for copies of other documents in any pending matter before the Appeals Tribunal or the Board of Review shall be subject to a reasonable copy fee and the provisions of T.C.A. Section 50-7-701.

Authority: T.C.A. §§50-7-601, 50-7-602, and 50-7-603. Administrative History: Original rule certified May 9, 1979; effective June 25, 1979. Amendment filed January 4, 1983; effective February 3, 1983. Repeal and new rule filed January 22, 1996; effective May 30, 1996. Amendment filed May 22, 2001; effective September 28, 2001. August 15, 2009, the Secretary of State transferred 0560-03-04 to 0800- 11-04 per Chapter 520 of Public Acts of 1999 and T.C.A. 4-5-221(a)(1).