Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Chapter 24.11 - UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DIVISION
Subchapter 24.11.2 - Procedural Rules
Rule 24.11.208 - EMPLOYER LOSS OF INTERESTED PARTY STATUS
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) The department shall determine an employer forfeited the right to participate as an interested party in the adjudication of an unemployment insurance claim when the employer:
(2) For the purpose of this rule, "adequate response" means an accurate and complete answer by an employer to each relevant and material question posed by the department. Examples of employer responses, which the department may determine to be inadequate, include, but are not limited to, the following:
(3) The department shall provide written notice to the employer of a determination that the employer forfeited the right to participate as an interested party to the adjudication of a claim. Following the employer's forfeiture, the employer may participate as an informational witness only.
(4) An employer may appeal the department's determination in accordance with the procedures of 39-51-2402, MCA, and ARM 24.11.450A.
(5) The employer and the department are the only interested parties to the adjudication of an employer's forfeit of interested party status.
(6) The department may rescind the employer's forfeit of interested party status only when good cause is demonstrated, as defined by ARM 24.11.204. The employer bears the burden of showing good cause for the employer's untimely or inadequate response.
(7) When an employer forfeits interested party status in the adjudication of a particular claim, the employer also forfeits the following:
39-51-301, 39-51-302, MCA; IMP, 39-51-605, MCA;