Sec. 4. (a) The department shall employ one (1) or more administrative law judges to hear and decide disputed claims. Administrative law judges employed under this section are not subject to IC 4-21.5 or any other statute regulating administrative law judges, unless specifically provided.

     (b) The department shall provide at least annually to all administrative law judges, review board members, and other individuals who adjudicate claims training concerning:

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 22-4-17-4

  • employment: includes service performed by a driver who provides drive away operations when the services are being performed by an individual who is in the employ of a state or local government entity or federally recognized Indian tribe as defined in Section 3306(c)(7) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (26 U. See Indiana Code 22-4-8-3.6
  • review board: means the unemployment insurance review board. See Indiana Code 22-4-2-38
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(1) unemployment compensation law;

(2) rules for the conduct of hearings and appeals; and

(3) rules of conduct for administrative law judges, review board members, and other individuals who adjudicate claims during a hearing or other adjudicative process.

     (c) The department regularly shall monitor the hearings and decisions of its administrative law judges, review board members, and other individuals who adjudicate claims to ensure that the hearings and decisions strictly comply with the law and the rules described in subsection (b).

     (d) An individual who does not strictly comply with the law and the rules described in subsection (b), including the rules of conduct for administrative law judges, review board members, and other individuals who adjudicate claims during a hearing or other adjudicative process, is subject to disciplinary action by the department, up to and including suspension from or termination of employment.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.1804. As amended by P.L.18-1987, SEC.49; P.L.135-1990, SEC.8; P.L.21-1995, SEC.88; P.L.290-2001, SEC.11; P.L.108-2006, SEC.30; P.L.175-2009, SEC.29.