Introducing Expanded Hours to Serve You Better!
We are pleased to announce the launch of a pilot program offering late afternoon and evening unemployment insurance hearings on Mondays and Tuesdays. This initiative is designed to make the hearing process more convenient and accessible for participants. We understand that daytime schedules are often busy with work, school, and family commitments. By offering hearings later in the day, parties may have greater flexibility to attend their hearing without missing work or rearranging important daytime commitments.
If you are interested in having your hearing scheduled later in the day, at 2:30PM, 4:30PM or 6:00PM, please contact our office at (518) 402-0210 for more information or to request one of these hearing time slots. We look forward to serving you through this important, new initiative!
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT Virtual Hearings Website Now Available in 16 Languages!
We are pleased to announce that the Virtual Hearings website is now available in 16 languages! Persons checking in online will see the option to select their language in the bottom right corner of the site.
Simply hover over the language option box in the lower right corner of the screen and a list of available languages will appear. Click on your preferred language and the screen will update to your selected language.
Who We Are
The Unemployment Insurance (UI) Appeal Board decides issues of unemployment insurance benefit eligibility and unemployment insurance contribution liability. The Board and its administrative law judges who conduct hearings are independent of the Department of Labor in making these decisions.
What Does The Board Do?
Lower Authority
At the Lower Authority, administrative law judges hold hearings and make decisions concerning determinations made by the Department of Labor regarding claimant’s eligibility to receive unemployment insurance benefits and the liability of employers for unemployment insurance contributions.
Higher Authority
At the Higher Authority, one or more of the Board’s five Members make decisions on appeals by claimants, employers, and the Department of Labor from decisions of the administrative law judges at the Lower Authority.