71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 456
 
                         Senate Bill 193
 
Sponsored by Senator GORDLY (at the request of Cheryl Donnay)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Permits claimant to cancel determination of eligibility for
unemployment benefits after claimant requests appeal, except
appeal of denial or disqualification determination.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to determination of eligibility for unemployment
  benefits; amending ORS 657.266.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 657.266 is amended to read:
  657.266. (1) An authorized representative shall promptly
examine each new claim for benefits and, on the basis of
information available, determine the total amount of wages paid
to the claimant during the base year and whether or not such
amount is sufficient to qualify the claimant for benefits and, if
so, the weekly benefit amount payable to the claimant, the
maximum amount payable with respect to such benefit year and the
maximum duration thereof. The initial determination under this
section shall be applicable to all weeks of the benefit year
respecting which the claim was filed; however, such determination
may be amended with respect to any week or weeks of the benefit
year.
  (2) The Director of the Employment Department shall promptly
give notice of an initial determination under this section to the
claimant and to any employers that have paid wages to the
claimant during the base year. Initial notice to a base-year
employer shall include notice of the potential charges to the
employer's account
  { - pursuant to - }   { + under + } ORS 657.471.
  (3) The director shall promptly give notice of an amended
determination under this section to the claimant and to all
employers that have paid wages to the claimant during the base
year and   { - who - }   { + that + } are affected by the amended
determination.
  (4) An initial or amended determination may be canceled by the
claimant at any time even though final, providing no
disqualification has been assessed, no appeal  { + of a
disqualification or denial + } has been requested by the claimant
nor benefits paid on such claim.
  (5) Unless the claimant or a base-year employer files a request
for hearing on the initial or amended determination with the
director, the determination shall become final and the Employment
Department shall pay or deny benefits in accordance with the
determination, unless otherwise provided by law. The request for
hearing must be filed not later than 10 days after the delivery
of the initial or amended determination unless the Employment
Department mails the determination, in which case the request for
hearing must be filed not later than 10 days after the date the
determination is mailed to the last-known address of the claimant
and the base-year employer.
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