§ 60.2-630. Authority to set aside or vacate determinations and decisions
The Commission may, in its discretion, at any time before a determination or decision becomes final pursuant to §§ 60.2-619, 60.2-621, or § 60.2-622, with good cause set aside or modify any such determination or decision. 1981, c. 74, § 60.1-68.1; 1986, c. 480.
§ 60.2-631. Board of Review
A. The Commissioner, in his discretion, is hereby authorized to appoint a Board of Review consisting of three members, one of whom shall be designated chairman for a term of six years. The terms of the members first taking office shall be two, four, and six years, respectively, as designated by the Commissioner at the […]
§ 60.2-626. Oaths and witnesses; subpoenas
In the discharge of the duties imposed by this title, the chairman of an appeal tribunal and any duly authorized representative or member of the Commission shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations, take depositions, certify to official acts, and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, […]
§ 60.2-627. Failure to obey subpoenas; orders of court; penalty
A. In case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person, any court of this Commonwealth within the jurisdiction of which the inquiry is carried on or within the jurisdiction of which such person guilty of contumacy or refusal to obey is found or resides or transacts business, upon application […]
§ 60.2-628. Protection against self-incrimination
No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or from producing books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records before the Commission in any cause or proceeding before the Commission, on the ground that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty […]
§ 60.2-629. Redetermination of claims
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, the Commission may, at any time within one year from the date the deputy’s determination becomes final pursuant to § 60.2-619, redetermine any monetary determination issued by a deputy from which no appeal was taken by the claimant. Notice of any such redetermination shall be given promptly to […]
§ 60.2-625. Judicial review
A. Within thirty days after the decision of the Commission upon a hearing pursuant to § 60.2-622 has been mailed, any party aggrieved who seeks judicial review shall commence an action in the circuit court of the county or city in which the individual who filed the claim was last employed. In such action against […]
§ 60.2-623.1. Party’s recording of hearing
A. Any party to a compensation hearing of the Virginia Employment Commission may employ the use of a court reporter to record for transcription the proceeding, provided it is done at the party’s own expense. B. In the event the Commission’s transcript of the proceeding is lost, damaged, or parts are missing, a transcript existing […]
§ 60.2-624. Witness expenses
Witnesses subpoenaed pursuant to this chapter shall be allowed expenses at a rate fixed by the Commission. Such expenses shall be deemed a part of the expense of administering this title. Code 1950, § 60-54; 1968, c. 738, § 60.1-66; 1986, c. 480.
§ 60.2-620. Hearing and decision on appeal
A. Appeals filed under § 60.2-619 shall be heard by an appeal tribunal appointed pursuant to § 60.2-621. Such appeal tribunal, after affording the claimant and any other parties reasonable opportunity for a fair hearing, shall have jurisdiction to consider all issues with respect to the claim since the initial filing thereof. Such tribunal shall […]