A. Anyone who receives a determination issued by the Department may file an appeal with the Department, or the employment security office of another state in the case of combined wage or interstate claims, by (1) completing a request in a form and manner designated by the commissioner or (2) submitting a letter expressing intent to appeal. The appealing party shall identify the particular determination to be appealed and shall state the reason(s) for the appeal. The appeal filed by the claimant or the employer must specifically state reasons for the appeal of a finding an overpayment of unemployment benefits to a claimant or the charging of benefits to an employer's experience account. Failure to state a basis for appeal of the overpayment or charging determination shall act as a waiver of the right to appeal that issue. The appeal must be received by electronic filing or delivered to the address listed on the Determination.B. Except when filed electronically, the appeal must be received by the close of business within twenty calendar days of the date set forth in the "Date Mailed" portion of the determination to be considered timely. When filed electronically, an appeal received by the Appeal Tribunal before twelve o'clock midnight, as determined by the Department's computer server receiving the appeal, shall be deemed timely filed. The day of mailing of the Determination shall not be included in the calendar days. Timeliness of an appeal will be determined by the date the appeal is received by the Appeal Tribunal.C. The Appeal Tribunal may hear an appeal received outside the twenty day appeal period only for good cause shown.224 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 1, § 003
Amended effective 10/16/2022