Appeal Rights You have the right to appeal an overpayment determination. You must submit your appeal in writing within 30 days of the mailing date on the Notice of Overpayment (DE 1444). You can still submit an appeal after the 30-day deadline, but you must provide the reasons why you missed the appeal deadline.
Customer service agents at the numbers below can accept your Unemployment Insurance claim over the phone: North New Jersey: 201-601-4100. Central New Jersey: 732-761-2020. South New Jersey: 856-507-2340. Out-of-state claims: 888-795-6672 (you must call from a phone with an out-of-state area code) New Jersey Relay: 7-1-1.
You can also contact the Benefit Payment Control Office at 609-376-5945 to set up a payment plan, or mail a check to: Bureau of Benefit Payment Control, Refund Processing Section, PO Box 951, Trenton NJ 08625-0951.
You have the right to appeal an overpayment determination. You must submit your appeal in writing within 30 days of the mailing date on the Notice of Overpayment (DE 1444). You can still submit an appeal after the 30-day deadline, but you must provide the reasons why you missed the appeal deadline.
Code § -14.1. The Division shall issue a demand for refund of unemployment benefits in each case when a determination of overpayment is made. Except in the case of fraud, an individual shall be notified of the demand for refund within four years after benefits were received.
Choose “Apply for unemployment benefits or manage your current and past claims.” In eServices, find the “I want to” column in the upper right corner. Choose “Submit pandemic era overpayment waiver request.” Carefully read each screen and answer the questions in the form.
If a beneficiary feels that they were not overpaid, or disagrees with the amount due, they can file an appeal of the overpayment decision within 60 days of the overpayment notice.
To be considered for a waiver, you must complete and return the Personal Financial Statement (DE 1446). We will review your information to determine if repaying the overpayment would cause you extraordinary hardship. To learn how we determine if you qualify for a waiver, visit Benefit Overpayment FAQs.