What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pennsylvania
I was denied Pennsylvania unemployment compensation benefits for failure to prove that I quit work for a necessitous and compelling reason. I was naive and chose to file a 1st appeal without the advice of legal counsel. My 1st appeal was denied by the referee hearing the appeal. I now have the option of securing an attorney and filing a 2nd appeal, but I've been told that a 2nd appeal could not bring in new evidence, but could only question if the law was applied properly based on the prior evidence presented.
Does anyone have experience with or knowledge of the PA unemployment compensation appeal process? Would additional evidence be admissible? Is the 2nd appeal usually a waste of time and money? I feel like an idiot for not obtaining legal advice prior to filing my first appeal, but the relaxed, non-formal atmosphere of the appeal process misled me to believe that the referee would base his ruling on common sense and I would not require legal expertise to successfully navigate the process to a positive conclusion.
I was denied Pennsylvania unemployment compensation benefits for failure to prove that I quit work for a necessitous and compelling reason. I was naive and chose to file a 1st appeal without the advice of legal counsel. My 1st appeal was denied by the referee hearing the appeal. I now have the option of securing an attorney and filing a 2nd appeal, but I've been told that a 2nd appeal could not bring in new evidence, but could only question if the law was applied properly based on the prior evidence presented.
Does anyone have experience with or knowledge of the PA unemployment compensation appeal process? Would additional evidence be admissible? Is the 2nd appeal usually a waste of time and money? I feel like an idiot for not obtaining legal advice prior to filing my first appeal, but the relaxed, non-formal atmosphere of the appeal process misled me to believe that the referee would base his ruling on common sense and I would not require legal expertise to successfully navigate the process to a positive conclusion.