Is voluntary removal from the work force an issue for a hearing or the conciliation process?
Voluntary removal issues will be directed to the hearing process. Generally, voluntary removal is a hotly contested issue that requires the judge to consider claimant’s testimony and other evidence. • Will claimants be getting paid benefits more slowly? For example, if a hearing is held today, the carrier must pay the award in 10 days, so the claimant will be paid approximately 14 days after the date of the hearing. But, if an award is made in a proposed decision, the carrier can wait 30 days for the proposed decision to become final, and then the carrier has 10 days from the final date to pay the award, for a total of approximately 40 days from the date the proposed decision was issued. Payment of benefits in claims resolved informally (conciliation or administrative determination) is no slower and often faster than in claims resolved through hearings. Although there is a 30 day waiting period for a proposed conciliation decision to become final, a proposed decision can be issued as s
