Wisconsin Administrative Code
Labor and Industry Review Commission
Chapter LIRC 1 - Labor And Industry Review Commission Procedure
Section LIRC 1.071 - Record used for review
Current through February 24, 2025
Review by the commission shall be based on the record of the case including the evidence previously submitted at hearing before the department or division of hearings and appeals. The record of the hearing may be in the form of a written synopsis or a transcript, and may include an audio recording of the hearing. The form of the record of the hearing which the commission uses in its review shall be determined as follows:
(1) Except as provided in subs. (2) through (5), the commission shall base its review on a written synopsis of the testimony taken at the hearing. The synopsis shall be prepared by the department, the division of hearings and appeals, the commission, or an outside contractor, from an audio recording of the hearing or from notes taken at the hearing by the administrative law judge. In those cases any party may obtain a copy of the synopsis as provided for in s. LIRC 1.08.
(2) The commission shall base its review on a transcript of the hearing rather than a synopsis if a transcript was prepared and was used by the administrative law judge in deciding the case. In those cases any party may obtain a copy of the transcript as provided for in s. LIRC 1.08.
(3) Except in unemployment insurance cases and worker classification compliance cases, the commission shall base its review on a transcript of the hearing rather than a synopsis if a party timely requests the commission in writing to conduct its review on the basis of a transcript, the party certifies in such request that it has ordered preparation of a transcript at the party's own expense, and the party thereafter files a copy of the transcript with the commission and serves a copy of the transcript on all other parties. To be timely under this subsection, a request must be made no later than 14 days after the requesting party's receipt from the commission of written confirmation that a petition for commission review has been filed.
(4) The commission shall base its review on a transcript of the hearing rather than a synopsis if a party shows to the commission that the synopsis is not sufficiently complete and accurate to fairly reflect the relevant and material testimony and other evidence taken. In those cases the commission shall direct the preparation of a transcript at its own expense and provide a copy of the transcript to each party without charge.
(5) On its own motion, the commission may base its review on a transcript of the hearing in addition to a synopsis. In those cases the commission shall direct the preparation of a transcript at its own expense and provide a copy of the transcript to each party without charge.
(6) A transcript used pursuant to subs. (2) to (5) shall be prepared by an independent court reporter or transcriptionist and shall include a certification by the court reporter or transcriptionist that the transcript is an original, verbatim transcript of the proceedings.
(7) On its own motion, the commission may base its review on an audio recording of the hearing in addition to a synopsis or transcript.
