Iowa Code 86.24 – Appeals within the agency
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1. Any party aggrieved by a decision, order, ruling, finding or other act of a deputy commissioner in a contested case proceeding arising under this chapter or chapter 85 or 85A may appeal to the workers’ compensation commissioner in the time and manner provided by rule. The hearing on an appeal shall be in Polk county unless the workers’ compensation commissioner shall direct the hearing be held elsewhere.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 86.24
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
- Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
2. In addition to the provisions of section 17A.15, the workers’ compensation commissioner may affirm, modify, or reverse the decision of a deputy commissioner or the commissioner may remand the decision to the deputy commissioner for further proceedings.
3. In addition to the provisions of section 17A.15, the workers’ compensation commissioner, on appeal, may limit the presentation of evidence as provided by rule.
4. A transcript of a contested case proceeding shall be provided to the workers’ compensation commissioner by an appealing party at the party’s cost.
5. The decision of the workers’ compensation commissioner is final agency action.