OAR 471-070-8010: Appeals: Assignment to Office of Administrative Hearings

(1) Except as outlined in OAR 471-070-8070(5), when a request for hearing has been timely filed as provided in OAR 471-070-8005 or a late request for a hearing has been filed as provided in OAR 471-070-8025, the department shall refer the request to the Office of Administrative Hearings established under ORS 183.605, for assignment to an administrative law judge. (2) The administrative law judge shall review the determination and, if requested by the employer, self-employed individual, tribal government, or claimant, shall grant a hearing unless a hearing has previously been afforded the requestor on the same grounds that are set forth in the determination. (3) The Director of the Employment Department shall notify the parties of their right, upon request, to receive copies of all documents and records in the possession of the department relevant to the administrative decision, including any statements of the claimant, employer or others.