Missouri Laws 288.247 – Electronic document transmission and filing requirements — investigations ..
1. Except as otherwise required by law, any notice, determination, decision, or other paper required to be mailed by the division to an employing unit or claimant under this chapter may be transmitted solely by electronic means to any employing unit or claimant, unless an alternative method of transmittal is requested by the employing unit or claimant. The date the division transmits such notice, determination, decision, or other paper shall be the date of mailing or notification.
2. Any protest, notice of appeal, or other paper required to be filed with the division under this chapter may be filed by electronic means to the website specified by the division. The date and time of receipt shall be determined by the division’s computer system.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 288.247
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Claimant: an individual who has filed an initial claim for determination of such individual's status as an insured worker, a notice of unemployment, a certification for waiting week credit, or a claim for benefits. See Missouri Laws 288.030
- Decision: a ruling made by an appeals tribunal or the commission after a hearing. See Missouri Laws 288.030
- Deputy: a representative of the division designated to make investigations and administrative determinations on claims or matters of employer liability or to perform related work. See Missouri Laws 288.030
- Determination: any administrative ruling made by the division without a hearing. See Missouri Laws 288.030
- Division: the division of employment security which administers this chapter. See Missouri Laws 288.030
- Employing unit: any individual, organization, partnership, corporation, common paymaster, or other legal entity, including the legal representatives thereof, which has or, subsequent to June 17, 1937, had in its employ one or more individuals performing services for it within this state. See Missouri Laws 288.030
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Referee: a representative of the division designated to serve on an appeals tribunal. See Missouri Laws 288.030
3. Any function required to be performed by a representative of the division under this chapter may be performed by the computer or other automated means programmed and tested by a representative of the division, office of administration, or a vendor retained to perform such programming under the direction of the division or office of administration. However, any issue raised by an employer in a timely protest and any issue of fraud under section 288.380 shall be decided by a deputy of the division after investigation. Further, any appeal to a determination issued by the division or deputy shall be decided by an order or decision of an appeals referee after an opportunity for a fair hearing as provided in section 288.190.