Whenever a determination is made that affects your tax liability, a written notice will be sent to you. The determination will provide appeal rights if you should disagree with a decision. Read each determination carefully and pay close attention to the mailing date.
It is extremely important to submit any appeal within the time frame indicated.
You have the right to appeal the Notice of Nonmonetary Determination which advises whether or not your former employee is eligible for unemployment benefits
Both the employer and the claimant are given the right to appeal a determination. An employer who wants to appeal a Determination, and who responded timely to the “Notice of Claim Filed” (form EXR-21, or form 501.a), may file an appeal in writing by contacting the office handling the claim, or by writing directly to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security at:
MDES
Appeals Department
P.O. Box 1699
Jackson, MS 39215-1699
You will have 14 days from the mailing date of the non-monetary decision to request a hearing. Please be sure to include the former employee’s Social Security number on any written correspondence you submit.
Once a hearing has been held, if you still disagree with the decision rendered, you may file an appeal request to the MDES Board of Review. Thereafter, the next level would be to the Circuit Court, and then finally to the Mississippi Supreme Court.
Notice of Charges
A Statement of Benefit Charges is mailed out quarterly to employers whose former employees have been paid unemployment benefits in the previous quarter. You may file an appeal within (30) days after the date of mailing within the limitations contained in Sections 71-5-355 of the MDES Law. These appeal rights apply only if an individual appears in error on a Statement of Benefit Charges.
