How to Write an Appeal Letter for Unemployment

You can appeal for unemployment benefits if you are out of work due to no faults of yours. At the time of appealing, you must be able to justify why you are out of the job. Further, you must also provide enough evidence that you are able and capable of working and have earned wages. The appeal must be made to the Employment Security Office or to the State Employment Board. Before appealing, understand the criteria and rule of the unemployment compensation of your state since every state has its own. Moreover, there will a set deadline within which you have to file your appeal.

Read these tips on how to write an appeal letter for unemployment.

• Collect all the evidence the moment you have decided to appeal for unemployment benefits. At the same time, check the eligibility criteria of the state employment board. This is necessary to save your time and frustration. There are information on the official website of the state's unemployment office on what the content of the appeal letter should be. You can also call on the number mentioned on the website for more information.
• In case your employment has been terminated, or you were fired, the employer must have already submitted reports and proof to the board. If your termination is because of violating a rule, you must justify why and how the violation occurred. May be you are not informed about the rule before hand, or somebody provoked you to break the rule. If any of your co-workers can testify in favor of you, include their name and contact details on another paper.
• Some states provide a format of appeal letter. If there is none in your state, use a business letter format. The format will guide in placing the sender's information, date, and receiver's information appropriately. Use your social security number as well for identification.
• State the reason of writing in the first paragraph. Let the recipient know that you are appealing for being denied the unemployment benefits. Inform him how you received the denial message. Add reference of the letter that you received from the board.
• State the reason of denial as mentioned in the letter you received which prompted you to appeal. Provide facts that can contradict the reason and strengthen your appeal. If there is any proof to support your claim, mention it. You can attach the list of the name and contact details of the people who are ready to stand in your support.
• Repeat your appeal again for withdrawing denial of unemployment benefits in the closing paragraph and close it with “Yours truly” or “Yours sincerely.” Sign the letter and mention the attachments made.

We have provided here tips to help you in appealing against the denial or offering the unemployment benefits. You may want to contact an attorney for further procedure to get positive results for your appeal.