Appealing Unemployment
Idaho Code § 72-1368 — fourteen days to appeal a determination, a hearing before an appeals examiner, then the Industrial Commission
Fourteen days. A determination becomes final unless an interested party files an appeal with the department within fourteen days after notice. The appeal is in writing, signed, and asks in words fairly read as a request for appeal of a specific determination.
If a determination was not delivered within fourteen days of the date on it, because of a postal delay or a department error, the time to appeal runs fourteen days from actual notice.
An appeals examiner holds a fair hearing and decides, with findings of fact and conclusions of law. That decision can be taken to the Industrial Commission within fourteen days of service, and the commission's decision to the Supreme Court.
Overpayments, too. The department may look back up to five years at weeks already paid. A determination that benefits must be repaid also carries the fourteen days to appeal.
A particular appeal is a question for the Idaho Department of Labor or a licensed Idaho attorney.
Sources for this section (1)
- Idaho Code § 72-1368 — Claims for benefits — Appellate procedure — Limitation of actions
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Idaho attorney.