1. (a) Following receipt of a request for compromise, the department shall provide written notice of acknowledgment to the debtor.

2. (b) In the notice of acknowledgment, the debtor shall be provided with a copy of Emp 408 and given the opportunity to elect whether to have the request for compromise considered:

   1. (1) On the record, including any written evidence or argument the debtor may submit;
   2. (2) At an in-person hearing; or
   3. (3) By telephone hearing.
3. (c) Upon a failure to make the election in (b) above within 14 days of the date of the department’s notice, the department shall make a determination on the record.
4. (d) If a debtor requests an in-person or telephonic hearing and fails to appear, the department shall deny the request for compromise.
5. (e) In-person hearings shall be governed by the procedures in Emp 207 except to the extent that such procedures are waived pursuant to Emp 207.06.
6. (f) Telephonic hearings shall be governed by the procedures in Emp 207 and Emp 202.01 (v)-(y), except to the extent that such procedures are waived pursuant to Emp 207.06.

Source. #10423, eff 9-27-13