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(1) Once a request for hearing form is received, the commission will serve the document via email to the petitioner, the respondent, and the office of administrative hearings (OAH).
(a) All documents pertaining to the case must be submitted to the OAH in person, by mail, fax, or through the OAH electronic portal and served on the other party and the commission's hearing coordinator in compliance with WAC 10-08-110.
(b) If agreed by the parties, service may be accomplished through email. Otherwise, documents shall be served in compliance with RCW 34.05.010(19) and WAC 10-08-110.
(2) If the parties plan on presenting witnesses, their witness list must be timely filed as outlined in the prehearing conference order and include the following information:
(a) Name;
(b) Role;
(c) Phone number;
(d) Address or email address if presenting virtually; and
(e) A description of the testimony the party anticipates the witness will give.
(3) If the parties plan on presenting exhibits, they must timely file an exhibit list and a fully marked set of their exhibits as outlined in the prehearing conference order. For each exhibit, the list must include the following information:
(a) Title or description of the exhibit;
(b) Date of the exhibit; and
(c) Number of pages.
(4) Each exhibit must be marked in the lower right-hand corner with an exhibit number and a page number.
(a) The petitioner will identify their exhibits numerically.
(b) The respondent will identify their exhibits alphabetically.
(5) If either party's contact information changes, they must immediately update the OAH and the opposing party.
(6) After the administrative law judge determines their admissibility, the commission's hearing coordinator will provide electronic copies of the admitted hearing materials, including witness lists, exhibit lists, exhibits and opening brief (if submitted), to the hearings panel.
(7) For hearings held in-person, the admitted hearing materials will be provided in a binder to the hearing panel members and the witnesses on the morning of the hearing.
(8) Either party may submit proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law within five days of the date the hearing concludes.
(9) Following the conclusion of the hearing, the hearings panel may, at its sole discretion, request an additional brief from the parties, including on whether retraining is appropriate under RCW 43.101.105 (3) and (4). The hearings panel may set page limits and a submissions deadline for any additional brief.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.101.080. WSR 26-13-044, s 139-06-080, filed 6/11/26, effective 7/12/26; WSR 25-19-056, s 139-06-080, filed 9/11/25, effective 10/12/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.101.080 and 43.101.801. WSR 22-13-075, § 139-06-080, filed 6/9/22, effective 7/10/22. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.101.080. WSR 03-02-010, § 139-06-080, filed 12/20/02, effective 1/20/03.]