If you receive a Notice of Determination finding an unemployment overpayment, you must appeal this determination within 15 days. Without an appeal, you are effectively agreeing with the determination, almost if you had plead guilty, and now are submit to punishments including but not limited to full repayment of unemployment… read more →
If you attend an appeal hearing without an unemployment lawyer, you will be at a significant disadvantage. Why? Consider whether you can: Cite to the Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence to object to a document, testimony, or witness. Introduce your evidence (even your own testimony!) in a way that avoids objections. Respond… read more →
There are two categories of overpayment: fault and nonfault. For fault overpayments, the Unemployment Department will forgive one-half of the unpaid interest and monetary penalties owed, and will waive one-half of any previously imposed, but unserved, penalty weeks. For nonfault overpayments, the department will waive one-half of the remaining overpayment balance. The amnesty program runs… read more →