Summary


The revisions to 73B-20.003 clarify the form of an appeal and what additional information should be included; the revisions to 73B-20.004 replace the email method of filing an appeal or request to reopen with a new online method, clarify the procedures when an appeal of an initial determination or request to reopen is submitted to the Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission, update the information that a claimant must provide to access the CONNECT system, and change the title of the rule to “Method of Filing an Appeal or Request to Reopen”; the revisions to 73B-20.005 delete or modify outdated rule language, clarify the filing date for an appeal submitted by facsimile, provide the filing date for an appeal submitted through the new online method, and change the title of the rule to “Computation of Time”; the revision to 73B-20.022 replaces the email method of withdrawing an appeal with a new online method; the addition of 73B-20.0221 provides alternative grounds and procedures for dismissing an appeal; and the revisions to 73B-20.025 allow a written summary affirmance where the appellant has not expressed disagreement with the appealed determination, prescribe the referee’s duty in the event both parties are found equally credible or not credible, and clarify how a decision will be distributed.