How Do I Continue or Postpone My Pennsylvania Unemployment Hearing?

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What Do I Need to do in Order to Get a Continuance of an Unemployment Hearing in Pennsylvania?

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If your Unemployment Hearing has been scheduled, and you are unavailable on the appointed date and time, or need more time to prepare, you may get a continuance of the Hearing.

In order to get a continuance, you need to put your request in writing.  The best thing to do is to send it directly to the Referee via a telefax.  You can find out the name of the Referee and his/her fax number from the Notice of Hearing.  On the Notice of Hearing, you will also find your case number; reference that in your continuance request.

Submit the request as soon as possible. You have a much greater chance of getting the continuance if you make your request at least a week before the Hearing.

Under What Circumstances Will Pennsylvania Unemployment Grant My Request to Postpone My Referee Hearing?

There are few circumstances under which a Referee will almost always grant a continuance. 

Write the Referee a Fax and
Ask for Continuance

For example, if you have a pre-paid vacation or trip planned, and send a copy of your itinerary to the Referee along with your request.

Another way of nearly guaranteeing a continuance is to advise that you are in the process of obtaining counsel. 

There are other valid bases to obtain a continuance but, typically they should involve unavailability, not just mere inconvenience.

Your lawyer may often be granted a continuance if he/she asks, provided the request is timely and supported by a valid reason (i.e. attached for court that day, etc.).

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