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Agency and advocates clash over pilot to send unemployment hearing notices electronically
Summary
At a public hearing on HB 25 63, the Office of Administrative Hearings urged a three-year pilot to allow automatic electronic service in unemployment appeals; the Unemployment Law Project warned the change could harm vulnerable claimants and urged substantial revisions.
The committee heard competing views on House Bill 25 63, which would authorize the Office of Administrative Hearings to automatically serve notices and initial orders electronically in unemployment appeals during a pilot through July 30, 2029.
Mike Werk, government-relations staff for OAH, told the committee the change would modernize service, reduce costs for paper and postage and ― the agency believes ― improve customer service. Werk said OAH closes roughly 50,000–60,000 appeals a year…
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