829 Fair Hearings SR 97-19, 06/97 (FAM-A)

Employment and Training-related fair hearings are conducted for any of the following reasons:

• To resolve disputes related to an NHEP recipient’s participation in job search, employment, training, or education, including determinations of good cause and of failure to comply with NHEP work requirements.

• To resolve issues related to child care or support service payments for individuals participating in NHEP activities.

• To hear grievances from employees who feel they have been displaced by NHEP participants.

• To resolve complaints related to on-the-job working conditions and worker’s compensation coverage for employment and training participation.

For the latter two reasons, an appeal of the fair hearing decision is possible through the Office of Administrative Law Judges, U.S. Department of Labor. Instructions for this appeal will be included in the hearing decision.