Hearing Officers Meet Most Performance Goals 99% of the Time

Nevada hearing officers meet performance goals for scheduling hearings, giving notice to parties and rendering decisions more than 99% of the time, according to an annual report by the Department of Administration's Hearings Division.In workers' compensation cases, hearing officers are required to schedule a hearing within five days of receiving an appeal and set a hearing date within 30 days of receipt. Hearing officers must also provide at least 15 days' notice to the parties involved.All seven of the state's hearing officers met the scheduling and notice requirements more th...