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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 18

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 181 Chapter 18 WV WORKS Activities/Requirements

Office of Administration Law Judges U.S. Department of Labor Vanguard Building

Room 600 1111 20th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036

The Appeal Shall Contain: o The full name, address and telephone number of the appellant; o The provisions of the Statute or regulations believed to have been violated; o A copy of the original complaint filed by the appellant with the State; and o A copy of the State’s funding and decision regarding the appellants complaint. The Office of Administrative Law Judges will request the following from the Hearings Officer: • Upon receipt of an appeal the Office of Administrative Law Judge shall request from the State agency and the State shall, within 30 days of such request, certify and file with the Office of Administrative Law Judges the entire administrative record of the matter under appeal. The DOHS shall send copies of this record to the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training and the Assistant Secretary for Family Support at the addresses set forth in Step four of this section. • Upon receipt of the above information, the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training shall review the record and through the Office of the Solicitor of Labor, file, if appropriate, a brief or a report with the Office of Administrative Law Judges for that office's consideration. DOHS and the Assistant Secretary for the Family Support may also file a report with the Office of Administrative Law Judges. • The decision of the Office of Administrative Law Judges outlined in Step four of this section shall be the final decision of the Secretary of Labor on the appeal.