Section 2720.10  Computation Of Time

a)         The calendar day on which any notice, decision or order is mailed or electronically transmitted by the agency shall be excluded in computing time.

b)         The calendar day on which notice is due from a party or from an employing unit which is seeking to become a party pursuant to Section 2720.130(a) or action is required by a party or by an employing unit which is seeking to become a party pursuant to Section 2720.130(a) shall be included in the computation of time.

c)         If the last day a document may be filed by a party or by an employing unit which is seeking to become a party pursuant to Section 2720.130(a) is a day on which the Agency facility is closed, the due date is extended to the end of the next day on which the facility is open.

d)         The date on the document shall be rebuttable evidence that it was mailed on that date; a postmark placed on the envelope by the United States Postal Service shall be conclusive evidence of the date of mailing; where a "Notice of Claim to Last Employing Unit and Last Employer or other Interested Party" is electronically transmitted to an employing unit (or its authorized agent), the date of transmission shown on the agency's records shall be conclusive evidence of the date of service of the Notice.

(Source:  Amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 16340, effective October 24, 1994)