tx-June192026-49: 40 TAC §815.16 (Amendment) — Unemployment Insurance
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The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) proposes amendments to the following section of Chapter 815, relating to Unemployment Insurance: Subchapter B. Benefits, Claims, and Appeals, §815.16 PART I. PURPOSE, BACKGROUND, AND AUTHORITY The purpose of the proposed Chapter 815 rule change is to add clear guidelines on the applicability of time zone differences in determining whether a petitioner has shown good cause for failure to appear at a hearing, pursuant to the provisions of §815.16(5)(B). This proposed amendment to the rule formalizes and modernizes the intent of TWC Appeals Precedent Case No. 93-014606-10*-101993 (MS 30.00(4)), a Commission precedent initially adopted in 1993 when telephone conference hearings were less frequent and the total volume of hearings was significantly lower. Telephone conference calls are now the default method of conducting hearings, and the consistent increase in the total number of hearings makes consideration of time zones generally applicable. Also, with the increase in total hearing volume, the physical locations of hearing officers are no longer limited to the Central time zone used in hearing notices. The proposed rule change modernizes the...
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