The Employment Appeals Board (EAB) is amending Oregon Administrative Rules 471-041-0050, 471-041-0060, 471-041-0065, 471-041-0070, 471-041-0075, 471-041-0080, 471-041-0090, 471-041-0100, and 471-041-0145, which set forth the rules applicable to EAB’s review of unemployment insurance benefits orders issued by the Office of Administrative Hearings, define terms, and establish procedures. The proposed amendments will expand parties’ filing options, remove procedural barriers to EAB’s review of parties’ arguments and reconsideration requests, establish objective standards, and bring transparency to some of EAB’s discretionary functions. In order to ensure that EAB’s processes are as objective and transparent as possible, EAB is:
These changes to not diminish or limit the right to due process UI benefit recipients, employers, or the agency have in requesting EAB review of an unemployment insurance hearing order.
Click here for a copy of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which includes the Statement of Need and Fiscal Impact, and the proposed amended rule text.
Written comments may be submitted via e-mail to OED_Rules@oregon.gov by Friday, April 26, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. All comments received will be given equal consideration before the department proceeds with the permanent rulemaking.
For more information on this, and other Employment Department Administrative Rules, visit our website: http://www.oregon.gov/EMPLOY/Agency/Pages/OED_Administrative_Rules.aspx