Wyoming Appeals for Unemployment Insurance Compensation

PAGE 4 OF 7Table 3. Elapsed Time from Claims Initiation Date for Contested Unemployment Insurance CompensationCases Through Each Appeal Step, FY 2011 – 2013 (through March 31, 2013). 1Appeal StepAdministrative HearingUnemployment InsuranceCommissionDistrict CourtFY AverageDaysMedianDaysMinimumDaysMaximumDays2011 46 29 7 4802012 31 21 7 6902013 24 22 6 2062011 92 81 36 2952012 78 70 31 9372013 78 71 42 9462011 225 122 76 5712012 186 127 33 5532013 513 570 159 685Wyoming Supreme Court 2 2012 N/A N/A 140 6662011 N/A N/A N/A N/A2013 N/A N/A 876 906Source: LSO Research summary of Wyoming Department of Workforce Services information.1 The statistics given are for cases that were processed and/or completed during the fiscal year, but may have been originated inprior years. Also, the average and median days are calculated using a weighted average between the number of days for casesdecided in the claimants' favor and the number of days for cases decided in the DWS' favor.2 Average and median statistics were not calculated for Wyoming Supreme Court cases due to the small number of cases whichreach this appeal step.2. Since the UI program administration is heavily dependent on federal standards, the state records andanalyzes its claims process, including appeals, based on uniform federal performance benchmarks. DWSreports on federal performance benchmarks for claims processing including quality and timeliness ofappealed cases. These measures may differ slightly from the preceding information due to the strict datagathering processes and definitions used by the federal government. The most direct benchmarksrelated to appealed case include the following:Age of Pending Lower Authority Appeals (Table 4, next page): The number of days from the date of claimsfiling for cases pending a lower authority appeals decision;Age of Pending Higher Authority Appeals (Table 5, next page): The number of days from the date ofclaims filing for cases pending a lower authority appeals decision;Lower Authority Appeals Quality (Table 6, page 6): The percent of lower authority appeals with qualityscores equal to or greater than 85 points – based on a sample of cases conducted quarterly;Lower Authority Appeals Time Lapse: The number of days from the date a claim's lower authority appeal isfiled to the date the appeal decision is rendered; andHigher Authority Appeals Time Lapse: The number of days from the date a claim's higher authority appealis filed to the date the appeal decision is rendered;WYOMING LEGISLATIVE SERVICE OFFICE • 213 State Capitol • Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002TELEPHONE (307) 777-7881 • FAX (307) 777-5466 • EMAIL • lso@wyoleg.gov • WEBSITE http://legisweb.state.wy.us