Minnesota Administrative Rules

3310.2911 INTERPRETERS.

The chief unemployment law judge must provide an interpreter, when necessary, upon the request of a party. The requesting party must notify the chief unemployment law judge at least five calendar days before the date of the hearing that an interpreter is required. The unemployment law judge must continue any hearing where a witness or party needs an interpreter in order to be understood or to understand the proceedings.

All notices and other written materials sent to parties must be prepared in easily understood English.

A written statement in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Somali, and Hmong which states that the accompanying documents are important, and that if the reader does not understand the documents, the reader should seek immediate assistance, must accompany all notices and written materials sent to the parties.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 14.386; 14.388; 116J.035; 268.021; 268.10; 268.105

History:

12 SR 2252; 31 SR 285; L 2005 c 56 s 2; 39 SR 151

Published Electronically:

August 11, 2014