Current through September 24, 2024
(1)
(a) Any
individual may appear for such individual in any proceeding before the Appeals
Tribunal or the Board of Review and such individual may be assisted in
such appearance by such individual's duly authorized agent.
(b) Any partnership may appear by any of its
partners or employees and may be assisted in such appearance by a duly
authorized agent.
(c) Any
corporation or association may appear by an officer or employee of such
corporation or association and may be assisted in such appearance by a duly
authorized agent.
(2)
Any party may appear and be represented by an attorney at law admitted to
practice by the highest court of this State, or the highest court of any State
or Territory of the United States.
(a) An
Appeals Referee, Board Member or Special Master, in the Appeals Referee's,
Board Member's or Special Master's discretion, may refuse to allow any attorney
or any other person to continue in the representation or assistance of another
in any proceeding before the Appeals Referee, Board Member or Special Master if
the Appeals Referee, Board Member or Special Master finds said attorney or
other person guilty of disorderly, disruptive or unethical conduct during the
course of the hearing.
(b) Any
attorney seeking to appear for or to represent a party to any proceeding before
the Appeals Tribunal or the Board of Review or any other person seeking to
assist in the appearance of a party to such a proceeding shall cause to be
filed, not later than the hearing on the merits, a written notice of
appearance. Such written notice of appearance should specify sufficient
information necessary to identify the particular proceeding involved and which
must include, at least:
1. the name and social
security account number of the claimant
2. the name and address of the
employer,
3. the name and address
of the attorney or other person filing the notice of appearance, and
4. the name of the party on whose behalf the
notice is filed, countersigned by said party.
(3) All notices of appearance shall be
delivered to any Appeals Referee, Board Member or Special Master or mailed to:
Appeals Tribunal or the Board of Review
Tennessee Department
of Labor and Workforce Development
Division of Employment Security
7th Floor 500 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, Tennessee, 37245
(4) Any notice of appearance
received by the Appeals Tribunal shall be deemed as having been filed for the
purpose of any further proceeding in the same manner before the Board of
Review.
(a) After the expiration of three (3)
days from the date of receipt of a notice of appearance, any notice of hearing
or decision subsequently mailed to a party by the Appeals Tribunal or Board of
Review shall also be mailed to the attorney or other person who has on file a
properly executed notice of appearance.
(5) Any requests for copies of other
documents in any pending matter before the Appeals Tribunal or the Board of
Review shall be subject to a reasonable copy fee and the provisions of T.C.A.
Section50-7-701.
Authority:
T.C.A. §§
50-7-601,
50-7-602,
and 50-7-603.
