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APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$60,635.52 to
$90,180.72
PAY GRADE: 36
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
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Employment Security Division Appeals Referees conduct fair and impartial quasi-judicial hearings and make decisions related to unemployment insurance benefits, experience rating rulings and employer tax liability cases.
Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training.
ESD Appeals Referees conduct quasi-judicial administrative hearings, in a fair and impartial manner, statewide, to ensure all parties are afforded due process. These contested cases are from claimants, employers, and other interested parties, who are appealing any action taken by the Department. The Appeals Referee rules on motions and on admissibility of oral and documentary evidence; elicits and records testimony; weighs the validity of issues presented at hearings; prepares finding of facts, conclusions of law, order; issues subpoenas as required; and issues written decisions within the required state and federal deadlines. The incumbent must operate at a high level, including organizational time management, and verbal and written communication skills. The ideal candidate must have the ability to interpret, apply, and research, state and federal laws, rules, regulations, and statutes, and be able to analyze legal, medical, financial, including tax documents, along with other records and statements. The ideal candidate will have strong skills in legal reasoning and writing. The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
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Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in public or business administration, social science, English or related field and two years of professional experience in an unemployment insurance program, administrative hearings office, or local court jurisdiction which included making determinations or adjudicating issues through interpretation and application of federal and State laws, regulations and procedures; analysis of policy, precedents and current circumstances; and writing concise, logical, grammatically correct, and understandable decisions or technical documentation; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above. |
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Current certification as a paralegal or graduation from an accredited school of law may be substituted for one year of the required experience.
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A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for fingerprinting. |
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