Section 2720.200  Filing of Appeal

a)         Any party may appeal an Adjudicator's determination or finding.  An appeal shall be filed by digital upload, in person, by mail, or by fax, preferably to the location stated on the determination or finding, or to any local office. No appeal may be filed by email.

b)         The appeal must be filed within 30 days after the Adjudicator's determination or finding was mailed or delivered or electronically transmitted to the parties (see Section 2720.10).

c)         No special form is necessary to file an appeal to the Referee.  The appeal must comply with the following requirements:

1)         The appeal must be in writing, dated and signed by the person or entity appealing or the representative of that person or entity ; and

2)         The appeal must be limited to one claimant and contain the name and either the Social Security Number or Claimant Identification Number of the claimant.

d)         An appeal of a labor dispute determination to a Director's Representative under Section 604 of the Act and Section 2720.275 may be filed by any party to a determination or an agent representing all members of the affected class of workers by listing either the Social Security or Claimant Identification Numbers of the employees on the appeal.

e)         At the request of any appellant, a Department representative will assist the appellant in filing the appeal.

f)         The Department will promptly schedule a hearing before a Referee and, except as provided in Section 2720.201, mail notice of the hearing as provided in Section 2720.205.  (Customarily, notice of hearing will be mailed within 15 days after the filing of the appeal.)

(Source:  Amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 11127, effective August 20, 2025)