HA 4.11 Rules of practice; selection of hearing site. HA 4.12 Audio recording of formal hearings. 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 NoteNote: 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 4.01HA 4.01 Application of rules. 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 HistoryHistory: CR 18-059: cr. Register July 2019 No. 763, eff. 8-1-19. HA 4.02HA 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 HistoryHistory: 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. HA 4.03HA 4.03 Application of department rules. HA 4.03(1)(1) Section DWD 80.025 applies to the procedure for inspection and copying of worker’s compensation records in the custody of the division. HA 4.03(2)(a)(a) Except as provided in par. (b), the provisions of s. DWD 80.03 apply with respect to the division when the division acts on a compromise under s. l02.16 (1) (c), Stats., to the same extent those provisions apply to the department when acting on a compromise under s. 102.16 (1) (b), Stats. HA 4.03(2)(b)(b) All written compromise agreements submitted to the division shall contain the following statement: The employee has the right to petition the department of administration, division of hearings and appeals to set aside or modify this compromise agreement within one year of its approval by the division. The division may set aside or modify the compromise agreement. The right to request the division to set aside or modify the compromise agreement does not guarantee that the compromise will in fact be reopened.
HA 4.03(3)(3) Substantive rules of the department that implement, interpret, or make specific legislation enforced or administered by the department within the meaning of s. 227.01 (13), Stats., have the force and effect of law in proceedings before the division under this chapter.