Indiana Administrative Code
Title 646 - DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Article 5 - INDIANA EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES ACT; ADMINISTRATION
Rule 10 - Appellate Procedure
Section 10-18 - Representation before an administrative law judge or the review board
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 22-4-18-1; IC 22-4.1-3-3
Affected: IC 22-4; IC 22-4.1
Sec. 18.
(a) Any employer or employing unit interested in any benefit claim pending before an administrative law judge or the review board may appear:
(b) A claimant for unemployment benefits may appear:
(c) In addition, any interested party may be represented by an individual or member of a class of individuals authorized by rule of the Indiana supreme court to represent parties in judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings.
(d) An administrative law judge, or the review board, in their discretion, may refuse to allow any person to represent a party in any proceeding before the administrative law judge, or the review board, if the administrative law judge, or the review board, finds that this person is or has been guilty of unethical conduct, or has intentionally or repeatedly failed to observe the provisions of IC 22-4, the rules of the department, or other rules or regulations relating to unemployment insurance hearings.
(e) As used in this section, "attorney" refers to one (1) of the following:
(f) Fees charged to claimants for representation before an administrative law judge or the review board shall be in a sum subject to the approval of the review board. Except in unusual cases, this fee shall be for a sum not in excess of fifteen percent (15%) of the unpaid balance of the claimant's maximum benefit amount.