§ 27-3-403 — Determination; disputed claims; hearing; decision; notice

(a) The commission shall appoint an impartial appeal
tribunal to hear and decide disputed claims. The tribunal shall
be a salaried examiner or a body consisting of three (3)
members, one (1) a salaried examiner serving as chairman, one
(1) a representative of employers and one (1) a representative
of employees. The representatives of employers and employees
shall serve at the pleasure of the commission and shall receive
not more than ten dollars ($10.00) per day of service plus
necessary expenses. No person shall serve or participate on
behalf of the commission if he is an interested party to the
proceeding. The commission may designate an alternate to serve
in the absence or disqualification of a member of an appeal
tribunal. The chairman shall act alone in the absence or
disqualification of any member. A hearing shall not proceed
unless the chairman is present.
(b) After providing interested parties notice of and
reasonable opportunity for hearing, the appeal tribunal shall
make findings and conclusions and shall render a decision to
affirm, modify or reverse a determination. If an appeal involves
a question of services performed by a claimant in employment or
for an employer, the tribunal shall give special notice of the
issue and the pendency of the appeal to the employing unit and
to the commission. After notice, both are parties to the
proceeding and shall be given opportunity to offer evidence
bearing on the question.
(c) Notice of the tribunal's decision shall be given
promptly to the interested party by delivery or by mail to his
last known address of record. The notice shall include a copy of
the decision and the findings and conclusions in support of the
decision. The decision is final unless further review is
initiated pursuant to W.S. 27-3-404.