§ 8-5A-09. Referral of claims to Board of Appeals  


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  •    (a) When required. -- The Secretary shall refer a claim for benefits to the Board of Appeals if the determination of the claim involves:

       (1) a disqualification that is based on a stoppage of work because of a labor dispute;

       (2) multiple claims; or

       (3) a difficult issue of fact or law.

    (b) Hearing and decision. -- The Board of Appeals:

       (1) promptly shall hear and decide a claim that the Secretary refers under this section; and

       (2) may designate a special examiner to hear and decide the claim.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 95A, § 7; 1991, ch. 8, § 2; 2008, ch. 660, § 1.