Alaska Administrative Code
Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development
Part 3 - Workers' Compensation
Chapter 57 - Appeals
8 AAC 57.200 - Oral argument

(a) Unless otherwise ordered by the commission, oral argument will be held only as provided in this section.

(b) Not later than 10 days after the date on which the reply brief is filed or due to be filed, or not later than 10 days after notice that a reply brief will not be filed, a party may request oral argument by filing a written request for oral argument.

(c) Oppositions to requests for oral argument are not permitted.

(d) If oral argument is requested, the chair will issue a written notice to the parties of the date and time for oral argument, and whether oral argument will be held in person, by means of telephone conference, by means of video conference, or in any combination of the three.

(e) If the parties do not request oral argument, but the commission panel members have questions they would like addressed by the parties, the commission may schedule oral argument.

(f) Unless otherwise ordered by the chair, the time permitted for oral argument is 30 minutes for each side, excluding the time devoted to responding to questions by the commission panel members. If there is more than one appellant or appellee, the parties must decide among themselves the apportionment of the 30 minutes of argument allotted to their side.