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Question: I missed my initial hearing for unemployment last june due to a misunderstanding on the directions i have since filed for appeals as i keep getting denied. i am on my last one it seems i am trying to prove good cause for missing my first hearing. i was advised by the az gov office to seek legal advice. I feel i had good cause i understood i had a phone hearing and i was not going to be present so i did not need to call in advance as directd onpage one. the directions are misleading. what can i do to prove good cause? i did not know that good cause was te case until after my 1st appeal thanyou

Answer:

A.R.S. section 23-681 (http://www.azleg.gov/ars/23/00681.htm provides that a scheduled hearing may be postponed if a party shows good cause. Good cause exists if the request is reasonable or the circumstances are beyond the control of the party. It also must be shown that failure to grant the postponement would result in undue hardship to the party.