Presentation Of Appealed Claims

(1) A party appealing from a decision or order of a deputy may file a notice of appeal with the Labor and Workforce Development Office where the claim was filed or at a Labor and Workforce Development Office convenient to the claimant's residence. (a) Such party files the notice of appeal on the prepared form furnished by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development for such purpose, setting forth the information required. (b) Any letter or other written memorandum, filed by any party with the Department at the appropriate Labor and Workforce Development Office, which indicates the writer's desire to appeal, shall be taken as sufficient notice of appeal within the meaning of this section. (2) Seven (7) days before a scheduled hearing before an Appeals Referee, the Department will mail a written notice of the hearing to the claimant and to all other interested parties. The written notice shall specify: (a) the time and place of the hearing, (b) the nature of the hearing, (c) the right of the parties to be represented by counsel, (d) the legal authority and jurisdiction under which the hearing is to be held, including a reference to the particular sections of the Tennessee Employment Security Law involved, and (e) the issues involved.