HA 4.04   Procedure on claim.

HA 4.05   Appearance by attorney or agent; license to appear.

HA 4.06   Service and filing.

HA 4.07   Amendments.

HA 4.08   Witness attendance; extension of time and postponement.

HA 4.09   Stipulations.

HA 4.10   Depositions.

HA 4.11   Rules of practice; selection of hearing site.

HA 4.12   Audio recording of formal hearings.

HA 4.13   Transcripts.

HA 4.14   Reports by practitioners and expert witnesses.

HA 4.15   Use of reports as evidence.

HA 4.16   Procedure and claims under ch. 40, Stats.

HA 4.17   Witness fees and travel reimbursement.

HA 4.18   Mediation conferences.

Ch. HA 4 Note Note: Chapter HA 4 (title) was created and ss. HA 4.04, 4.07, 4.08, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.15, 4.16, and 4.17 were renumbered from ss. DWD 80.05, 80.08, 80.09, 80.11, 80.12, 80.13, 80.14, 80.22, 80.31, and 80.44 by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1. and 2. and pursuant to 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, section 9151 (2) (g) in Register May 2018 No. 749. Section HA 4.05 (2) was renumbered from s. DWD 80.20 by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1. and pursuant to 2021 Wisconsin Act 232, section 49 (1), in Register May 2022 No. 797.

HA 4.01 HA 4.01 Application of rules.

HA 4.01(1) (1) Authority. This chapter is promulgated under the authority of ss. 15.03, 102.15, 102.17 (1) (d) 3., and 227.11 (2) (b), Stats.

HA 4.01(2) (2) Scope and application. This chapter applies to the procedure of the division with respect to worker’s compensation hearings under ch. 102, Stats., and to hearings under ss. 40.65 (2), 59.88 (3), 62.624 (2), 106.25, 303.07 (7), and 303.21, Stats., and s. 66.191, 1981 Stats.

HA 4.01 History History: CR 18-059: cr. Register July 2019 No. 763, eff. 8-1-19.

HA 4.02 HA 4.02 Definitions. In this chapter:

HA 4.02(1) (1) “Administrative law judge” means a hearing examiner employed by the office of worker’s compensation hearings to conduct hearings under s. 102.18 (2) (b) and (c), Stats.

HA 4.02(2) (2) “Applicant” means a party filing an application for relief.

HA 4.02(3) (3) “Department” means the department of workforce development.

HA 4.02(4) (4) “Division” means the division of hearings and appeals.

HA 4.02(5) (5) “Office of worker’s compensation hearings” is one of several subunits authorized by the division administrator and is the subunit that administers adjudicatory functions related to worker’s compensation claims.

HA 4.02(6) (6) “Respondent” means a party adverse to an application for relief.

HA 4.02 History History: CR 18-059: cr. Register July 2019 No. 763, eff. 8-1-19; correction in (1) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register July 2019 No. 763.