A request for withdrawal must be submitted before the Board renders a decision. Once the Board renders its decision, it cannot honor a request to withdraw an appeal.
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Withdraw a Board of Review appeal
If you filed an appeal with the Board of Review (BOR), you may choose to withdraw your appeal at any time before the Board renders a decision.
Contact for Withdraw a Board of Review appeal
Board of Review
The Details of Withdraw a Board of Review appeal
What you need for Withdraw a Board of Review appeal
The appealing party may withdraw an appeal that is pending before the Board of Review through UI Online, or by submitting a letter to the Board. A letter must include:
- A statement that you wish to withdraw your appeal to the Board of Review
- Names of the worker and employer
- Claimant ID number (if unknown, provide the worker’s Social Security number)
- Issue ID number
- If you are an employer that has filed the appeal, also include your DUA employer ID number
How to submit Withdraw a Board of Review appeal
Workers
- Log in to your UI Online account.
- Click on View and Maintain Account Information in the left navigation column on your home screen.
- Select Monetary and Issue Summary.
- Select the issue identification number of the appeal that you wish to withdraw.
- Follow the system prompts to withdraw your appeal.
Employers
- Log in to your UI Online account.
- On your home screen, click on Determination and Issue Summary.
- Enter the appeal information and click Search, or choose Pending Appeals from the status bar drop down menu, click Search, and then select the correct appeal.
- Follow the system prompts to withdraw your appeal.
Mail a letter that includes the above information to:
Board of Review
19 Staniford St., 4th floor
Boston, MA 02114
Deliver a letter that includes the above information in-hand or by private courier to:
Board of Review
Charles F. Hurley Building
19 Staniford St., 4th floor
Boston, MA 02114
Next steps for Withdraw a Board of Review appeal
After a request for withdrawal is submitted
If a party withdraws the appeal on UI Online, the UI Online system will send a Notice of Withdrawal to both parties, and the appeal will be dismissed.
If a party withdraws the appeal by sending a letter to the Board of Review, the Board will mail both parties a Notice of Withdrawal, and the Board will dismiss the appeal on UI Online.
More info for Withdraw a Board of Review appeal
An appeal that is pending before the Board of Review may only be withdrawn by the party that filed the appeal, or by that party’s representative.
Once an appeal is withdrawn from the BOR, the Hearings Department decision shall be the final decision.
A party that withdraws its appeal to the BOR may lose the right to further appeal to the District Court.
Contact for Withdraw a Board of Review appeal
Address
Board of Review, 19 Staniford St., Boston, MA 02114