{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21a-7-17","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 21A-7-17","heading":"Finality of board's decision — Judicial review.","body":"The decision of the board shall be final and benefits shall be paid or denied in accordance therewith, unless a claimant, last employer, or other interested party appeals to the Intermediate Court of Appeals within 30 days after mailing of notification of the board's decision: Provided, That, in cases relating to a disqualification under §21A-6-3(4) of this code, the decision of the board shall be final and benefits shall be paid or denied in accordance therewith, unless a claimant, last employer, or other interested party appeals to the Intermediate Court of Appeals within 20 days after mailing of notification of the board's decision.\nParties to the proceedings before the board shall be made defendants in any such appeal; and the commissioner shall be an interested party with the discretionary authority to appear in any such judicial review.","path":["CHAPTER 21A. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.","ARTICLE 7. CLAIM PROCEDURE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21A-7-17/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:53Z","sha256":"f11ef564c8b6a1415c2ec1361ae11b94048aaa6069e412bc0eb9ad5af8e9277f","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21a-7-16","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21a-7-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}