No, they are two different agencies. EDD determines whether a party qualifies for benefits. As an independent administrative quasi-judicial agency, the CUIAB provides timely due process for workers and employers to dispute and appeal EDD’s determinations.
Parties can dispute or appeal EDD’s benefit determinations using EDD’s form DE1000M.
The appeal process begins at EDD as they have the first right of review to determine whether they can complete a redetermination in favor of the claimant and avoid the appeal process. If EDD cannot complete a redetermination, they will mail an Appeal Acknowledgement Letter to the claimant and forward the appeal and EDD’s evidence to the CUIAB for a hearing.
CUIAB’s Administrative Law Judges conduct appeal hearings and issue appeal decisions.
In addition to gaining access to current appeal case information, parties will be able to utilize various self-service tools, including viewing case documents, the ability to upload and download electronic documents, update contact information, and selecting preferred notification methods.
CUIAB portal users have the option to receive notifications either via U.S. regular mail or by E-mail.
Parties that select E-mail as their communication preference will receive email alerts informing them to log into myAppeal for more detailed case updates.
Parties that select U.S. regular mail as their communication preference will receive all communications via U.S. regular mail.
Parties may update their notification preference under the Profile Details tab in myAppeal, as shown below:
Your case status is displayed on the first page once logged into your CUIAB myAppeal account, which is under the My Cases tab, as shown in the image below.
For non-portal users, please contact your assigned CUIAB Appeals Office location. For office contact information, click on the following link: https://cuiab.ca.gov/office-locations/
To change the registered email address, please contact the CUIAB Appeals Office assigned to your respective appeal during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, between 8 am and 5 pm. Please have the following information ready:
The Action Request Menu button is available for myAppeal portal users to submit case specific requests. This includes the ability to reopen an appeal, request an interpreter, postpone a hearing, etc.
By clicking on the Profile option on the right sidebar panel from the Dashboard screen, users can update their telephone number and communication preference (U.S. regular mail or electronic).
To request other profile changes (i.e., account name, address, language, or email address), users must submit a request using the Action Request Menu or call the CUIAB Appeals Office assigned to their respective appeal case, which appears on their EDD Acknowledgement Letter.
The fastest way to submit additional documents is by registering and uploading documents via the myAppeal portal account.
Alternatively, documents can be submitted via fax or U.S. Postal Service.
For contact information to your respective assigned CUIAB Appeals Office, click on the following link: https://cuiab.ca.gov/office-locations/
Yes, myAppeal portal users may request to change their hearing date and/or time online by utilizing the Action Request Menu option.
A CUIAB administrator will review the request, approve or deny the request, and notify the portal users based on their selected communication preference (E-Mail or U.S. regular mail).
For security purposes, users will automatically be logged out of their myAppeal account after 15 minutes of inactivity. If this occurs, users will be required to log back in using their username and password.
For security purposes, users will automatically be logged out of their myAppeal account after 15 minutes of inactivity. If this occurs, users will be required to log back in using their username and password.
The latest case information CUIAB has is displayed within your myAppeal account. For further assistance, please contact the CUIAB Appeals Office assigned to your respective appeal during normal business hours.
myAppeal portal users may request an interpreter by updating their language preference, as follows:
Click on the Case number, located on Dashboard.
Select the Action Request Menu.
Select the Profile Update option.
By submitting a language change to another language other than English, the assigned CUIAB Appeals Office will be notified of the appellants need for an interpreter accordingly.
Non-portal users can request an interpreter by contacting their assigned Field Office. For the latest contact information for each of CUIAB’s respective office locations, click on the following link: https://cuiab.ca.gov/office-locations/
If you chose E-mail as your communication preference, it is important for you to monitor your e-mails regularly.
Please also be sure to check your junk or spam folders in the off-chance CUIAB emails and notifications are redirected to those locations within your email account.
