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The Board of Appeals may grant or deny your application for appeal. In order for the appeal to be granted, the request for appeal must be complete and address specific points that were not thoroughly covered in the appeal with the hearing officer. If your application for an appeal with the Board of Appeals is denied, the Board will notify you of the denial by certified mail. If your application for appeal is granted, the Board may decide the case based on the record or may schedule a hearing. You will be notified of the time of the hearing. The decision of the Board of Appeals becomes final 10 days after the date the decision is mailed.

CIRCUIT COURT If either party is dissatisfied with the decision of the Board of Appeals, they may file an appeal to the circuit court in the county of the claimant’s residence. If you live outside the state of Alabama, you must file your appeal to the circuit court in the Alabama County in which you last worked or lived. You have 30 days from the date the decision of the Board of Appeals becomes final to appeal to the circuit court. Appealing to the circuit court does not require the services of an attorney. Decisions of the circuit court may be appealed to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals.

PART NINE: EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IS THE LAW It is against the law for the recipient of Federal financial assistance to discriminate on the basis of the following: • Race • Color • Religion • Sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical condition, sex stereotyping, transgender status, and gender identity) • National origin (includes Limited English Proficiency) • Age • Disability status • Political affiliation of belief • It is also illegal to discriminate against any beneficiary of, applicant to, or participants in programs financially assisted under Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), on the basis of the individual's citizenship status or participation in any WIOA Title I financially assisted program or activity. ADOW must not discriminate in any of the following areas: • Deciding who will be admitted, or have access, to any WIOA Title I - financially assisted program or activity. • Providing opportunities in, or treating any person with regard to, such program or activity. • Making employment decisions in the administration of, or in connection with, such a program or activity. Recipients of Federal financial assistance must take reasonable steps to ensure that communications with individuals with disabilities are as effective as communications with others. This means that, upon request at no cost to the individual, recipients are required to provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services to qualified individuals with disabilities.