New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE LAW › Chapter 12 - UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT, STATE PLAN TEMPORARY DISABILITY AND STATE PLAN FAMILY LEAVE INSURANCE CASES › Subchapter 10 - DISCOVERY › Section 1:12-10.1 - Inspection of Division files

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In cases
				involving unemployment compensation benefit appeals and State plan temporary
				disability or State plan family leave insurance claim appeals, requests for the
				production or inspection of the records of either the Division of Unemployment
				Insurance or the Division of Temporary Disability Insurance shall be addressed
				to the Board of Review.
(b) A
				request for the production or inspection of the records of either the Division
				of Unemployment Insurance or the Division of Temporary Disability Insurance
				shall be in writing and shall clearly state the nature of the information
				required and the reason therefor.
(c) Orders for the production or inspection
				of the records of either the Division of Unemployment Insurance or the Division
				of Temporary Disability Insurance may be issued in any proceeding to the extent
				necessary for the proper presentation of the case.
(d) In all cases where an application to
				supply a party or his or her representative with information from the records
				of either the Division of Unemployment Insurance or the Division of Temporary
				Disability Insurance is granted, the party shall be furnished with a copy of
				such information.
(e) Individuals
				may be assessed reasonable administrative costs for the copying of records and
				any other costs for obtaining information from the Board of Review.
(f) Following an appeal to the Appellate
				Division and upon direction of the Attorney General's office, the transcript of
				any proceeding which has been sound recorded shall be provided to all parties
				by the Board. Any request by an employer shall be accompanied by a reasonable
				security deposit not to exceed either the estimated cost of the transcript as
				determined by the Board or $ 300.00 for each day or fraction thereof of the
				proceeding, the deposit to be made payable to the Board. The Board shall bill
				the employer for any amount due for the preparation of the transcript and any
				hard copies or shall reimburse the employer for any overpayment.
(g) To obtain a copy of a sound recording of
				any proceeding, the requesting party must file a request with the executive
				secretary of the Board. Such a request is subject to approval by the Board. The
				requesting party shall notify all other parties of such a request. The request
				shall be accompanied by a reasonable payment of costs in the amount of $ 15.00
				for the initial copy of the sound recording and $ 10.00 for any subsequent
				copy.
(h) No claimant shall be
				charged any fee of any kind in any proceeding under the Unemployment
				Compensation Law by the Board of Review.
(i) No disclosure of information, obtained at
				any time from, and identifiable to, specific workers, employers or other
				persons for the proper administration of an appeal, shall be made directly or
				indirectly except as authorized by the Board of Review in accordance with
				N.J.A.C. 12:15-2.