Washington Administrative Code
Title 82 - Financial Management, Office of
Chapter 82-04 - Wage overpayment adjudicative hearings
Section 82-04-030 - Adjudicative hearing process
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) It shall be the responsibility of OAH to issue the notice of hearing to the appellant and the agency.
(2) Either party may request a prehearing conference.
(3) The hearing shall be held telephonically unless the rights of the parties will be prejudiced thereby or at the discretion of the administrative law judge (ALJ).
(4) The hearing shall be recorded electronically and no transcript is required, unless specified otherwise in law or rule.
(5) In any adjudicative proceedings for wage overpayments, the ALJ shall apply the model rules of procedure, set forth in chapter 10-08 WAC, which shall govern the proceedings regardless of WAC 10-08-001(4) or other agency procedural rules to the contrary.
(6) All costs of the hearing shall be borne by the agency and OAH shall bill the agency for the hearing costs incurred.
Statutory Authority: 2003 c 77. 03-21-024, § 82-04-030, filed 10/7/03, effective 11/7/03.