Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Chapter 24.40 - UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
Subchapter 24.40.1 - NEW
Rule 24.40.111 - EMPLOYER LOSS OF INTERESTED PARTY STATUS
Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(1) An employer gives up the right to participate as an interested party in the adjudication of a claimant's claim when the employer fails to respond to a request for information or adequately answer questions from the department within eight days of the department's request or questions.
(2) The department shall provide written notice to the employer of the determination of loss of rights. The employer may then only participate as an informational witness in the claim adjudication.
(3) The department may restore the employer's interested party status if the employer shows good cause for the lack of, inadequate, or untimely responses to the department's request for information or questions.
(4) The employer and the department are the only interested parties to the adjudication of an employer's loss of interested party status.
AUTH: 39-51-301, 39-51-302, MCA; IMP: 39-51-605, MCA