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166 PENNSYLVANIA UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION LAW PENNSYLVANIA UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION LAW PENNSYLVANIA UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION LAW When the same or substantially similar evidence is relevant and material to the matter in issue in applications and claims filed by more than one individual or in multiple applications and claims filed by a single individual the same time and place for considering each such application and claim may be fixed, hearings thereon jointly conducted, a single record of the proceedings made and evidence introduced with respect to any application or claim considered as introduced with respect to all of such applications or claims: Provided, That in the judgment of the board or referee having jurisdiction of the proceeding such consideration will not be prejudicial to any party. (505 amended June 20, 2011, P.L.16, No.6) Section 505.1. Place of Hearing.--Hearings on appeals shall be held within the county in which the employe regularly reports for work. Such hearings may be held at the county seat or at such other suitable place or places within the county as the board shall designate, and when all of the parties to any appeal and the board agree, such hearings may be held at any suitable place. (505.1 added June 22, 1964, Sp. Sess., P.L.112, No.7) Section 506. Power to Administer Oaths; Subpoenas.--In the discharge of the duties imposed by this act, the secretary, the members of the board, any agent duly authorized in writing by the board, and any referee shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations, take depositions and certify to official acts. The department and the board shall have power to issue summons or subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records deemed necessary as evidence in connection with a disputed claim or the administration of this act. Such summons or subpoenas shall be signed by the secretary or the chairman of the board, as the case may be, or some person duly authorized in writing by the secretary or the board. Witnesses subpoenaed pursuant to this act shall be allowed reasonable fees and expenses at a rate fixed by the department. Such fees and all expenses of proceedings involving disputed claims shall be deemed a part of the expense of administering this act and shall be paid from the Administration Fund. Section 507. Procedure where Summons or Subpoenas Disobeyed.--In case any person refuses, fails, or neglects to obey a summons or subpoena issued under the authority of this act, or fails, refuses, or neglects to produce any books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, or record, the department or board or its agent duly authorized in writing may petition the court of common pleas of the county in which the inquiry is being carried on, or within which the person summoned or subpoenaed is found or resides or transacts business, setting forth the facts,