Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 101.85 - Notice of appeal hearing(a) The tribunal by which the appeal is to be heard shall schedule the appeal promptly for hearing and give at least 7 days' notice of the hearing to the parties and their counsel or authorized agent of record, specifying the date, hour and place of hearing and specific issues to be covered at the hearing.(b) Exclusive of cases which involve an issue as to the amount or sufficiency of wages of a claimant in covered employment, an exception may be made to the 7-day rule and hearings may be scheduled upon shorter notice, but not less than 3 days, so that newly received appeals may be included in the itinerary of the referee of scheduled hearings at outlying points. If a hearing is scheduled with less than 7 days' notice, affected parties shall be instructed to notify the referee immediately, if it is not convenient for them to attend the hearing. If it is inconvenient for an affected party to attend a hearing on short notice, the appeal shall be rescheduled promptly for hearing.(c) If hearings on more than one appeal are to be scheduled and conducted jointly, each party shall be notified in his notice of hearing that a joint hearing will be held, that a single record of the proceedings will be made and that evidence introduced with respect to an appeal will be considered as introduced with respect to all.The provisions of this § 101.85 adopted August 26, 1970, effective 8/27/1970, 1 Pa.B. 435; amended April 7, 1989, effective 4/8/1989, 19 Pa.B. 1550.The provisions of this § 101.85 amended under sections 203(d) and 505 of the Unemployment Compensation Law (43 P. S. §§ 763(d) and 825).