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Such office, 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 office shall affirm, set aside, reverse, modify, or alter the findings of fact and decision of the deputy, and may enter such order or decision with respect to the claim as such office finds should have been entered. However, no such order or decision shall affect benefits already paid except in accordance with the provisions of § 60.2-633.B\n\nThe parties shall be duly notified of such office’s decision, together with its reasons therefor, which shall be deemed to be the final decision of the Commission, unless within 30 days after the date of notification or mailing of such decision, further appeal is initiated pursuant to § 60.2-622. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1968, chapter 738; in 1976, chapter 708; in 1980, chapter 426; in 1986, chapter 480; in 1995, chapter 515<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 79<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 562<\/a> and 603<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60405,"section_number":"60.2-622","catch_line":"Commission review","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-622\/"},{"id":77496,"section_number":"60.2-623","catch_line":"Procedure generally; confidentiality of information","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-623\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61849,"section_number":"60.2-619","catch_line":"Determinations and decisions by deputy; appeals therefrom","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-619\/"},{"id":60405,"section_number":"60.2-622","catch_line":"Commission review","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-622\/"}],"permalink":{"id":267939,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72790,"identifier":"60.2-620","token":"60.2\/6\/5\/60.2-620","url":"\/60.2-620\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/60.2-620\/","token":"60.2\/6\/5\/60.2-620","dublin_core":{"Title":"Hearing and decision on appeal","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 60.2-620","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Appeals<\/span> filed under § 60.2-619<\/a> shall be heard by the Commission’s Administrative Law<\/span> Division’s Office of First Level Appeals<\/span>. Such office, after affording the claimant and any other parties reasonable opportunity for a fair hearing<\/span>, shall have jurisdiction<\/span> to consider all issues<\/span> with respect to the claim since the initial filing thereof. Such office shall affirm<\/span>, set aside, reverse<\/span>, modify, or alter the findings<\/span> of fact<\/span> and decision of the deputy, and may enter such order<\/span> or decision with respect to the claim as such office finds should have been entered. However, no such order<\/span> or decision shall affect benefits already paid except in accordance with the provisions of § 60.2-633<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The parties shall be duly notified of such office’s decision, together with its reasons therefor, which shall be deemed to be the final decision of the Commission, unless within 30 days after the date of notification or mailing of such decision, further appeal<\/span> is initiated pursuant to § 60.2-622<\/a>. However, for good cause shown the 30-day period may be extended. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHEARING AND DECISION ON APPEAL (\u00a7 60.2-620)\n\nA. Appeals filed under § 60.2-619 shall be heard by the Commission’s\nAdministrative Law Division’s Office of First Level Appeals. Such office,\nafter affording the claimant and any other parties reasonable opportunity for a\nfair hearing, shall have jurisdiction to consider all issues with respect to the\nclaim since the initial filing thereof. Such office shall affirm, set aside,\nreverse, modify, or alter the findings of fact and decision of the deputy, and\nmay enter such order or decision with respect to the claim as such office finds\nshould have been entered. However, no such order or decision shall affect\nbenefits already paid except in accordance with the provisions of §\n60.2-633.\n\nB. The parties shall be duly notified of such office’s decision, together\nwith its reasons therefor, which shall be deemed to be the final decision of the\nCommission, unless within 30 days after the date of notification or mailing of\nsuch decision, further appeal is initiated pursuant to § 60.2-622. However,\nfor good cause shown the 30-day period may be extended.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 60-50; 1968, c. 738, \u00a7 60.1-62; 1976, c. 708; 1980, c.\n426; 1986, c. 480; 1995, c. 515; 1999, c. 79; 2024, cc. 562, 603.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}