Título 34. LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS · Capítulo 8. EMPLOYMENT SECURITY · Artículo 8. APPEALS
34-8-221. Review of decision of hearing officer by board of review.
Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.
- (a)
The board of review may on its own motion affirm, modify, or set aside any decision of an administrative hearing officer on the basis of the evidence previously submitted in such case or direct the taking of additional evidence or may permit any of the parties to such decision to initiate further appeals before the board of review. The board of review shall promptly notify the parties to any proceedings of its findings and decision. The decision of the board shall become final 15 days after the issue date printed on the decision.#
- (b)
The board of review may, in its discretion and on its own motion, reconsider its decision at any time within 15 days from the issue date printed on the decision. The board shall notify all concerned parties of its intent to reconsider a final decision. Such notice shall stay the process of judicial review until a final decision is released by the board.#
- (c)
The quorum for the board of review shall be two members. No meeting of the board shall be scheduled when it is anticipated that less than two members will be present, and no hearing shall be held nor decision released by the board in which less than two members participated.#
- (d)
In the event only two members are able to vote on a case and one member votes to affirm the decision of the administrative hearing officer but the other member votes to reverse the decision or remand the case for another hearing, the decision of the administrative hearing officer shall stand affirmed.#
- (e)
The Commissioner shall provide the board of review and the office of administrative appeals with proper facilities and assistants for the execution of their functions.#
History
Code 1981, § 34-8-221, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 139, § 1; Ga. L. 2014, p. 730, § 5/HB 714; Ga. L. 2025, p. 747, § 4/SB 191, effective January 1, 2026.
Delayed effective date
Code Section 34-8-221 is set out twice in this Code. This version is effective January 1, 2026. For version effective until January 1, 2026, see the preceding version.
Amendments
The 2025 amendment, effective January 1, 2026, in subsection (a), substituted “15 days after the issue date printed on the decision” for “15 days from the date the decision is mailed to the parties” at the end of the last sentence; and, in subsection (b), substituted “15 days from the issue date printed on the decision” for “15 days from the date the decision is mailed to the parties” at the end of the first sentence.
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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Texto leído de t34-(v26)-pdf.pdf, Volumen V26, edición 2017, suplemento de 2025, páginas 87 a 88; acción de fusión: replaced; SHA-256 del archivo fbb5a8d0f75f.
- (a)
The board of review may on its own motion affirm, modify, or set aside any decision of an administrative hearing officer on the basis of the evidence previously submitted in such case or direct the taking of additional evidence or may permit any of the parties to such decision to initiate further appeals before the board of review. The board of review shall promptly notify the parties to any proceedings of its findings and decision. The decision of the board shall become final 15 days from the date the decision is mailed to the parties.#
- (b)
The board of review may, in its discretion and on its own motion, reconsider its decision at any time within 15 days from the date the decision is mailed to the parties. The board shall notify all concerned parties of its intent to reconsider a final decision. Such notice shall stay the process of judicial review until a final decision is released by the board.#
- (c)
The quorum for the board of review shall be two members. No meeting of the board shall be scheduled when it is anticipated that less than two members will be present, and no hearing shall be held nor decision released by the board in which less than two members participated.#
- (d)
In the event only two members are able to vote on a case and one member votes to affirm the decision of the administrative hearing officer but the other member votes to reverse the decision or remand the case for another hearing, the decision of the administrative hearing officer shall stand affirmed.#
- (e)
The Commissioner shall provide the board of review and the office of administrative appeals with proper facilities and assistants for the execution of their functions.#
History
Code 1981, § 34-8-221, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 139, § 1; Ga. L. 2014, p. 730, § 5/HB 714.
Delayed effective date
Code Section 34-8-221 is set out twice in this Code. This version is effective until January 1, 2026. For version effective January 1, 2026, see the following version.
Leer la página oficial (el PDF del estado, abierto en la página de la que se leyó este texto).
Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Texto leído de t34-(v26)-pdf.pdf, Volumen V26, edición 2017, suplemento de 2025, páginas 86 a 87; acción de fusión: replaced; SHA-256 del archivo fbb5a8d0f75f.