Any finding of fact or law, judgment, conclusion, or decision made by a claims examiner, appeals referee, the bureau, or any person with the authority to make findings of fact or law in any action or proceeding before the bureau is not conclusive or binding on, nor may it be used as evidence in, any separate or subsequent action or proceeding unrelated to the North Dakota unemployment compensation law, except for workforce safety and insurance purposes, between an individual and the individual’s present or prior employer brought before an arbitrator, court, or judge of this state or the United States, regardless of whether the prior action was between the same or related parties or involved the same facts.