UI Form, Rev. 05-20
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
ONE JUDICIARY SQUARE
441
4TH STREET NW, SUITE 450N
W
ASHINGTON, DC 20001
Tel: (202) 442-9094 Fax: (202) 442-4789
Email: oah.filing@dc.gov
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE APPEAL FORM
Use this form to request a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge if you wish to appeal a decision of the
Department of Employment Services (“DOES”) concerning unemployment insurance benefits.
READ INSTRUCTIONS HERE AND ON THE REVERSE SIDE
For Help and Information, call (202) 442-9094
1. Please submit with this form a copy of the Claims Examiner’s Determination or other DOES decision you are
appealing. You may submit this form first, but we cannot schedule a hearing or proceed with your case until you
submit a copy of the DOES decision you are appealing.
2. Claimants must continue to file claim forms with DOES, even while their appeals are pending in the Office of
Administrative Hearings. Claimants who do not file claim forms as instructed by DOES may lose benefits.
3. Save the envelope in which you received the DOES decision you are appealing. Bring the envelope to the hearing.
It may help show that you filed your appeal on time.
4. Complete the following for CLAIMANT or EMPLOYER, and sign below.
CHECK ONE: I AM: THE CLAIMANT
Claimant
’s Name:_______________________________
Soc. Sec. No. (last four digits): XXX-XX-_____________
any):____________________________
’s FULL Address (with unit number, zip code):
_________________________________________
______
___________________________________________
____
’s Telephone:____________________________
imant’s Email:__________________________________
Do you consent to service by email? Yes
No
If you most recently worked for the DC Government,
state the agency, department or office for which you
worked: ______________________________________
In addition to the attorneys listed in the attached
documents, law students may be available to provide
free legal assistance to claimants in DOES cases.
Would you like us to share your contact information
with a law school clinic for the purpose of
representing you in your case? Yes No
Employer’s Name:_________________________________
Representative (if any):_____________________________
Employer’s/Rep.’s FULL Ad
dress (with unit number, zip
code):
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
Employer’s/Rep.’s Telephone:______________________
Employer’s/Rep.’s Fax:____________________________
Employer’s/Rep.’s Email: __________________________
*
N oDo you consent to service by email? Yes
Claimant: Are you self-employed? Yes No
YOUR REASON FOR
FILING APPEAL:__________________________________________________________________
Will you need an INTERPRETER for the hearing? If so, what LANGUAGE? ___________________________________
YOUR SIGNATURE: _________________________________________
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