I only had one hearing, state of Florida. First time being laid off, and the rep that took my application was oblivious to the fact that I’ve never filed unemployment before. She called and asked for a work search log, so i just put jobs I had applied to on a word document and emailed her that. SHE DENIED MY CLAIM, basically saying I wasn’t “making an effort” to find a job. I demanded a hearing. At my hearing, I said I never filed unemployment before, and this chic asks for something I didn’t know I needed to begin with. That’s how I won my appeal. He said if I had submitted the proper way of doing a work search log, that would have indicated I’ve done it before, and would have flagged for some type of fraud.