Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 341.440 (2026)

Procedure on review -- Witness fees -- Finality of decisions

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(1) The manner in which appeals are presented and hearings and appeals conducted shall be in accordance with regulations prescribed by the secretary for determining the rights of the parties, and such hearings to be conducted in a summary manner. A complete record shall be kept of all proceedings in connection with any appeal. All testimony at any hearing upon an appeal shall be recorded either stenographically or mechanically, but need not be transcribed unless further appealed. No examiner, referee, or member of the commission shall participate in any hearing in which he is an interested party. (2) Witnesses subpoenaed pursuant to proceedings under KRS 341.420 and 341.430 shall be allowed fees in accordance with rates allowed by law. Such fees and all expenses of proceedings before the Office of Unemployment Insurance or commission involving disputed claims shall be deemed a part of the expense of administering this chapter. (3) In the absence of an appeal therefrom, decisions of the commission shall become final thirty-five (35) days after the date they are made. Effective:July 1, 2022 History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 236, sec. 146, effective July 1, 2022. -- Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 16, sec. 5, effective March 12, 2021. -- Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 65, effective June 27, 2019. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 152, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 103. -- Amended 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 177, sec. 3, effective June 17, 1954. -- Amended 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 206, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4748g-11.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1986–2011 · leading case: Travelodge Int'l, Inc. v. Kentucky Unemployment Ins. Comm'n, 710 S.W.2d 232 (Ky. Ct. App. 1986).
Travelodge Int'l, Inc. v. Kentucky Unemployment Ins. Comm'n, 710 S.W.2d 232 (Ky. Ct. App. 1986). “See KRS 341.440(3). Therefore, we hold that the Commission had jurisdiction to reconsider its decision.”
Grimes v. Kentucky Unemployment Ins. Comm'n, 340 S.W.3d 104 (Ky. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “KRS 341.440(3). Grimes argues that she was entitled to file a motion to reopen her application for benefits and that the Commission erred by refusing to make a decision on her motion.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 341.440(3) — 2 cases
Travelodge Int'l, Inc. v. Kentucky Unemployment Ins. Comm'n, 710 S.W.2d 232 (Ky. Ct. App. 1986). “See KRS 341.440(3). Therefore, we hold that the Commission had jurisdiction to reconsider its decision.”
Grimes v. Kentucky Unemployment Ins. Comm'n, 340 S.W.3d 104 (Ky. Ct. App. 2011). “KRS 341.440(3). Grimes argues that she was entitled to file a motion to reopen her application for benefits and that the Commission erred by refusing to make a decision on her motion.”
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