What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Georgia.
What is the process to appeal an overpayment determination on an unemployment claim in Georgia when it was clear that the facts presented by the employer were not true and that it was clear the the DOL Hearing officer sided with the employer, and I was not given a fair hearing. In addition, when my initial unemployment claim was filed against my employer, first for reduction of hours, which was reviewed by DOl and I was awarded benefits, while still being employed at the company, in which my employer reduced my hours, due to not being able to pay their employees, and then a month later, I was wrongfully discharged, and DOL also awarded me benefits in that case, when my employer appealed and eventually won, based on wrongful claims and I feel that I did not have a fair hearing and did not know how to properly represent myself. The hearing officer based their final decision on a memo that the employer submitted, in which they made it appear that I refused to do the work and I was not aware of this memo and its contents until after I left work early on the day they claimed they gave it to me, to make it appear that I was aware of the memo and even their claim of me refusing to do the work was false because of in fact, I did do the work and to the best of my ability, even though I was not experienced nor qualified for that type of work and made it clear that I needed additional training in it, even though I did the work as best as I could and even with my hours being reduced, after the previous employee that did that work was wrongfully discharged as well. In addition, I know that there are several employees there at the company that can attest to my performance at the company, which was above expectations. Therefore, although it has been since 2010 since the final determination has been made, I still believe to this day that the DOL final determination is not correct nor fairly determined. I was able to prove the first reason that the employer stated for my termination was false, and I can also prove that the second reason they listed for my termination was also false, based on the facts of the case and the reasoning that the employer provided. Therefore, I would like to know what is my next step and alternative in proving my claim that I should have been awarded benefits from that case. I no longer live in Georgia, so do I need legal advice from Georgia or from the state I now live in?
Thank you.
What is the process to appeal an overpayment determination on an unemployment claim in Georgia when it was clear that the facts presented by the employer were not true and that it was clear the the DOL Hearing officer sided with the employer, and I was not given a fair hearing. In addition, when my initial unemployment claim was filed against my employer, first for reduction of hours, which was reviewed by DOl and I was awarded benefits, while still being employed at the company, in which my employer reduced my hours, due to not being able to pay their employees, and then a month later, I was wrongfully discharged, and DOL also awarded me benefits in that case, when my employer appealed and eventually won, based on wrongful claims and I feel that I did not have a fair hearing and did not know how to properly represent myself. The hearing officer based their final decision on a memo that the employer submitted, in which they made it appear that I refused to do the work and I was not aware of this memo and its contents until after I left work early on the day they claimed they gave it to me, to make it appear that I was aware of the memo and even their claim of me refusing to do the work was false because of in fact, I did do the work and to the best of my ability, even though I was not experienced nor qualified for that type of work and made it clear that I needed additional training in it, even though I did the work as best as I could and even with my hours being reduced, after the previous employee that did that work was wrongfully discharged as well. In addition, I know that there are several employees there at the company that can attest to my performance at the company, which was above expectations. Therefore, although it has been since 2010 since the final determination has been made, I still believe to this day that the DOL final determination is not correct nor fairly determined. I was able to prove the first reason that the employer stated for my termination was false, and I can also prove that the second reason they listed for my termination was also false, based on the facts of the case and the reasoning that the employer provided. Therefore, I would like to know what is my next step and alternative in proving my claim that I should have been awarded benefits from that case. I no longer live in Georgia, so do I need legal advice from Georgia or from the state I now live in?
Thank you.