What happens at an Unemployment Insurance hearing?
I was denied my unemployment compensation, and I appealed. Now I have a hearing scheduled. Do I need to go to the hearing? If you want a chance at getting unemployment benefits, you must attend the hearing. If you were denied benefits when you first applied for unemployment and then you don’t show up at your hearing, the appeal will be dismissed and you will not be able to try to get these benefits. What happens if the employer doesn’t show up for the hearing? If the employer is the one who appealed, and the employer does not show up, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) should dismiss the appeal. If you are the one that appealed, and the employer does not show up, the ALJ will go on with the hearing. If you go to the hearing and the employer does not show up, you should win your case. This is especially true if you were fired from your job, because it is the employer’s responsibility to prove you were fired for “just cause.” If the employer isn’t there, the employer cannot prove you wer
