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Welcome to the Oregon Employment Appeals Board

​​Contact: Phone: 503-378-2077 | Fax: 503-378-2129 | Email: appealsboard@employ.oregon.gov​​
875 Union St. NE | Salem, OR 97311 | Hours of Operation: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
TTY: 7-1-1 | Internet Relay: Sprint Relay​


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The Employment Appeals Board (EAB) 

The Employment Appeals Board (EAB) is a three-member board appointed by the Governor. EAB rules on appeals of decisions made by Administrative Law Judges (ALJ) at the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) on unemployment insurance benefit matters. It exercises its authority independently of the Oregon Employment Department and OAH. 

​If the Oregon Employment Department issues notice of a decision denying or allowing benefits, either party - claimant or the employer - may request a hearing on that decision. The hearing is referred to the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH), who assigns an administrative law judge (ALJ) to conduct a telephone hearing, if the hearing request is timely.

After the ALJ issues an order, any party (including the Oregon Employment Department, who becomes a party to the case when a hearing request is filed), may file an application for review of the ALJ's order. The review is referred to the Employment Appeals Board, who reviews the evidence submitted in the proceeding before the assigned ALJ, and renders a decision.

The Employment Appeals Board does not conduct hearings. After the Employment Appeals Board issues its decision, any party who disagrees with the decision, including the Oregon Employment Department, may file a petition for judicial review with the Oregon Court of Appeals. A filing fee or fee waiver is required to file a petition for judicial review.

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  • US Department of Labor Performance Measures
    USDOL requires State Workforce Agencies to collect and report data that USDOL then uses to measure, compare, and allocate funds for UI program administration, according to how well or poorly the state performs the most critical UI Program activities, which USDOL terms “Core Measures.”  Data measuring Higher Authority Appeals bodies like EAB are reported in quarterly Benefits Timeliness and Quality (BTQ) Reports.

    The Core Measure for Higher Authority Appeals is timeliness, which until 2005 was measured by the “time lapse” standard (sometimes referred to as “promptness” or “completion rate”), which is the days from filing to issuance of a higher authority decision.

    Since 2005, timeliness has been measured by the average age of pending single-claimant UI cases (sometimes referred to as “regular UI cases”), which is the sum of the ages, in days from filing, of all of the higher authority’s pending single-claimant UI cases, divided by the number of its single-claimant UI cases. 

    All timeliness measures are based on universe data from automated records, instead of samples. ​​​

  • ​​Oregon Annual Performance Progress Reports
    Annual Performance Progress Reports (APPRs) are required of state agencies to report progress toward their mission and goals. On September 30 of each year, Oregon’s state agencies report their progress using Key Performance Measures (KPMs) based on data from the fiscal year ending June 30.  KPMs are an accountability tool.  They are intended to reflect outcomes – the highest level, most result-oriented indication of the agency’s affect on the citizens it serves.  

  • ​Unemployment Insurance Reports