Dixon (HB 303) Act No. 39
Prior law required that certain notices and determinations be transmitted to parties in an
unemployment compensation case by certified mail.
New law provides that an employer, his representative, or the claimant may waive the right
to receive any notice or determination by certified mail.
New law provides that the waiver shall be in writing and be mailed or submitted
electronically to the La. Workforce Commission (LWC).
New law provides that when the right to delivery by certified mail has been waived, the
parties may receive notices and determinations by first class mail or by electronic
transmission.
New law provides that the notice or determination is deemed delivered when it has been
mailed or electronically transmitted.
Existing law provides that within 15 days of receiving notification of a determination that
a claimant is disqualified from collecting unemployment benefits, the claimant may file an
appeal.
Existing law provides that the claimant may mail or deliver the appeal to the appeal tribunal.
Prior law provided that the appeal tribunal shall mail a "notice to appear for a hearing" to all
parties to the appeal at least 10 days prior to the date of hearing.
New law changes the time period allowed for the "notice to appear for a hearing" to be
mailed from 10 days to seven days.
New law allows a party to the appeal to expressly waive the seven-day advance notice
requirement by written waiver.
New law requires that a copy of the written waiver be included in the record.
New law provides that a waiver of the seven-day advance notice does not extinguish the
requirement that a "notice to appear for a hearing" be sent.
Effective August 1, 2013.
(Amends R.S. 23:1629(A); Adds R.S. 23:1599)