Do:

• Respond on time 
• Read the hearing notice in its entirety - make sure to take notice of deadlines to submit pertinent documentation 
• If the hearing is in person - bring 3 copies of ALL documentation to provide to hearing officer, claimant and for yourself (just in case it is needed) 
• Bring written policies, acknowledgment of such policies and any warnings if applicable prior to the termination 
• If key witnesses are applicable to the case, make sure they are available or postpone the hearing if possible 
• Focus on the act that resulted in termination rather than allowing the claimant to highlight his positive performance reviews in past years, etc. 
• Only provide the necessary evidence - do not have several witnesses present the same testimony 
• Have closing argument - summarize the reason for termination, awareness of company policy and any other reasons why the unemployment should not be awarded

• Assume the benefits will be denied just because of discharge 
• Miss the hearing or be late 
• Attend the hearing unprepared 
• Fail to show what employer did to attempt to preserve the employment 
• Fail to contradict the claimants theory of separation 
• Fail to present first hand testimony

1. If you are right handed, you will tend to chew your food on your right side. If you are left handed, you will tend to chew your food on your left side.
2. If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water. For when a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.
3. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
4. Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system. Six-year-olds laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a day.
5. The tongue of a blue whale is as long as an elephant.