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089447 1 (1969-04-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacvld0001 and id is 1 raw text is: o FUNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 CIVIL DIVISION Dear Mr. Weber We have made a limited review of certain policies and procedures oe tatl&ie b Le unempymn -ee-,--Ma-npewe2-- -A4dmdhm.:tz'arn fo t-g- adjudication of claimant and employer appealsl in connection with benefit payments to unemployed persons under the unemployment insurance program. The review was made at the regional manpower office in Boston, Massachusetts, and at the State employment security agencies in Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Under the procedures of the Manpower Administration and the State agencies, unemployment insurance claimants and employers can file appeals if they believe that the benefit determinations made by local employment security officials are not proper. The Manpower Administration's statistics show that during fiscal year 1968, deci- sions rendered on appeals filed by claimants and employers totaled about 900 in Rhode Island, 1,230 in Maine and 8,900 in Massachusetts. The statistics also show that appellants were successful in obtaining a reversal or modification of the local officials' decisions in 20 percent of the cases in Maine, in 26 percent of the cases in Massachusetts, and in 32 percent of the cases in Rhode Island. During our visits to the three States, we examined a selected number of appeals cases where the benefit determinations made by the local officials had been reversed or modified by the States' appeals officers. Our review revealed several areas in need of improvement. We found, for example, that the States' appeals officers were not including in their written decisions, the specific reason or reasons for their reversal of the benefit determinations made by local offi- cials, Although regional manpower officials stated that the reasons for the reversals and modifications were generally implied in the written decisions, we found that, in most instances, we had to review all documentation applicable to the case before the basic reason or reasons became apparent. We believe that the establishment of a pro- cedure to have State appeals officials disclose the specific reasons for reversing a prior determination would be a useful management tool for the regional and State officials and would aid them in evaluating the adequacy of unemployment insurance benefit determinations made by the local offices. [C? 717/::7

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