Disputes; appeals; use of evidence in separate or subsequent
actions
Sec. 9. (a) Any decision of the liability administrative law judge
shall be conclusive and binding as to all questions of fact. An
interested party to the dispute may, within thirty (30) days after
notice of intention to appeal as herein provided, appeal the decision
to the supreme court or the court of appeals solely for errors of law
under the same terms and conditions as govern appeals in ordinary
civil actions.
(b) Any finding of fact, judgment, conclusion, or final order made
by a person with the authority to make findings of fact or law in an
action or proceeding under this article is not conclusive or binding
and shall not be used as evidence in a separate or subsequent action
or proceeding between an individual and the individual's present or
prior employer in an action or proceeding brought before an
arbitrator, a court, or a judge of this state or the United States
regardless of whether the prior action was between the same or
related parties or involved the same facts.
(Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.3309; Acts 1951, c.295, s.20.) As
amended by P.L.3-1989, SEC.135; P.L.135-1990, SEC.30;
P.L.21-1995, SEC.123.
Last modified: May 27, 2006