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MS 0440 (2) An agency conference for households contesting a denial of expedited services is scheduled within two working days unless the household requests it be scheduled later or states no agency conference is wanted.] 2. The Agency must expedite hearing requests from households, such as migrant farm workers, who plan to move from the jurisdiction of the hearing official before the hearing decision would normally be reached. Hearing requests from these households are processed faster than others if necessary to enable them to receive a decision and a restoration of benefits, if the decision so indicates, before they leave the area. 3. Employment and Training Program (ETP) activity that may be appealed includes any denial, reduction, or termination of benefits due to a determination of nonexempt status or a determination of failure to comply with a work requirement. Individuals or households may appeal actions such as exemption status, the type of requirement imposed, or refusal to make a finding of good cause, if the individual or household believes that a finding of failure to comply has resulted from improper decisions on these matters. When a fair hearing on these actions is scheduled, the caseworker must request ETP records from the ETP worker. The caseworker handles all local office activities prior to the hearing. The ETP worker and caseworker both attend the hearing. D. [The Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH), conducts hearings, upon request, for Kentucky Works participants. A participant is eligible for KWP supportive services while a hearing regarding a penalty is pending. Refer to Volume 3A, MS 4750 and MS 4770. E. Group Hearings. The Agency may respond to a series of individual requests for fair hearings by conducting a single group hearing if there is a single common issue in question. Hearing cases are consolidated only if the sole issue is related to a federal law, regulation or policy. In all group hearings, the policies governing hearings must be followed. Each individual is permitted to present their own case or be represented by legal counsel or other spokesperson.] Each individual has the opportunity to withdraw from the group if in the opinion of the hearing officer, the dissatisfaction results from actions in the individual’s case. F. [Telephonic Hearings. Hearings conducted via special telephone equipment may be held at the discretion of OAH. During a telephonic hearing, the hearing officer is at one location and the agency representative, recipient, and representative are at different locations. The recipient is notified by OAH that a hearing will be telephonic. If the recipient objects to a telephonic hearing, a face-to-face hearing is scheduled by contacting either OAH or the local office in writing prior to the scheduled hearing date.