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Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE BILL NO. 303
BY REPRESENTATIVE DIXON
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 23:1629(A) and to enact R.S. 23:1599, relative to unemployment2
compensation; to provide with respect to notice requirements; to waive the3
requirement that certain notices be sent by certified mail; to shorten notice time4
period for appeals; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 23:1629(A) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 23:1599 is7
hereby enacted to read as follows:8
§1599. Waiver of certified mail requirement9
An employer, his duly authorized representative, or the claimant may waive10
the right under this Chapter to receive written notices or determinations by certified11
mail. The waiver shall be in writing and shall be mailed or transmitted electronically12
to the office of unemployment insurance administration within the Louisiana13
Workforce Commission. If the right to receive written notices and determinations14
by certified mail has been waived, written notices or determinations may be15
transmitted by first class mail or by electronic delivery. A notice or determination16
is deemed delivered when it has been mailed or electronically transmitted.17
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§1629. Appeals to appeal referee; time for filing; notice of hearing and decision19
A.(1) Within fifteen days after notification was given or was mailed to his20
last known address, the claimant or any other party entitled to notice of a21
determination may file an appeal from such determination with an appeal referee22
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such appeal. The appeal referee shall mail a "notice to appear for a hearing" to all1
parties to the appeal at least ten seven days prior to the date of hearing, and copies2
of the statements by the claimant and employer, which were used in the appealed3
determination, shall be sent with such notice if requested.4
(2)(a) A party to an appeal may expressly waive the seven-day advance5
notice requirement by written waiver executed after the appeal has been filed.6
(b) A copy of the written waiver shall be included in the record.7
(3) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to dispense with the8
requirement that a "notice to appear for hearing" be mailed.9
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: