** Deadline ** March 3rd Unemployment Insurance Law Judge.
We will be filling up to 5 full time vacancies. Details on how to apply online at https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/search-for-jobs/. Look for Job ID 44005. Job ID: 44005 – Unemployment Insurance Law Judge1
Location: St. Paul
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Regular/Tempory: Limited
Job Class: Compensation Attorney
Working Title: Unemployment Insurance Law Judge
Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
Date Posted: 02/18/2021
Closing Date: 03/03/2021
Hiring Agency: Employ &Econ Development Dept (DEED)
Division/Unit: Unemployment Insurance Div / UI Legal Affairs
Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift/ 8:00AM-4:30PM
Days of Work: Monday-Friday
Travel Required: No
Salary Range: $29.50 – $43.77/hourly; $61,596 – $91,392/annually
Classified Status: Unclassified
Bargaining Unit/Union: Commissioner’s Plan 219 – Unrepresented
End Date: 03/15/2022
FLSA Status: Exempt – Professional
Connect 700 Program Eligible: No
Job Summary
The Compensation Attorney for the Department of Employment &Economic Development (DEED) will preside over and conduct unemployment insurance proceedings as an unemployment law judge for single and multi – parties under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 268. The compensation attorney will issue written findings of fact, reasons for decision, and conclusions of law and other orders or subpoenas as appropriate. This position requires reaching decisions quickly and writing clear and wellreasoned decisions supported by the law within five days of holding the hearing. The current caseload is 25 hearings per week. The compensation attorney needs strong communication skills to effectively control proceedings with single and multiple parties, including employers, employees, attorneys, and other witnesses, including the ability to clearly communicate complexlegal concepts to unrepresented parties. The judge must also be highly skilled at questioning witnesses. The compensation attorney will also issue decisions on requests for reconsideration that are the department’s final decision and are directly appealable to the Minnesota Court of Appeals, and other duties as assigned.
JOB ID: 44005 – UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LAW JUDGE 2
The compensation attorney will be trained on unemployment insurance law, the unemployment insurance computer application system, and will be provided judicial training. The compensation attorney will be expected to navigate the computer application system. The compensation attorney must be highly skilled in interpersonal relations and will be expected to conduct hearings in conformity with applicable law and that meet constitutional requirements, under Minnesota Statutes, section 268.105. The compensation attorney must also adhere to federal quality guidelines and Department expectations when conducting hearings. Substantive issues in hearings include eligibility for unemployment benefits under state and federal programs, the effect of benefits paid on employer taxes and reimbursing accounts, determination of the proper employer tax rate, eligibility for federal and state extensions and other programs, the effect of receipt of social security benefits, severance pay, workers’ compensation benefits, retirement benefits, and other payments, and various other issues.
Minimum Qualifications
Graduate of an accredited law school and have a current active law license in the State of Minnesota.
Experience meeting deadlines.
Experience in legal writing using plain language.
Preferred Qualifications
Past experience clerking for a state or federal judge.
Prior experience representing clients in,or presiding over unemployment benefit hearings.
Courtroom/Trial experience including voir dire or direct or cross-examination of witnesses.
Past deposition or arbitration experience. Past experience as a mediator.
Past labor law or employment law experience.
Past experience that demonstrates the skill set necessary to issue legal decisions that include the legal issues to be decided, the findings of fact, reasons for decision, and legal conclusion, within 5 calendar days of holding the hearing.
JOB ID: 44005 – UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LAW JUDGE 3
Able to incorporate supervisor fee dback into hearings and decisions.
Experience with Microsoft Excel.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word.
Additional Requirements
This position requires successful completion of the following:
Resumes of all applicants to this posting will be evaluated against the Minimum Qualifications stated above. If your skills match the required skills for this position, the department may contact you. Employee reference checks will be conducted on all finalists. This may include a review of documentation related to job performance. It includes contact with the applicant’s current and/or former employers.
A Criminal Background Check will be conducted on all finalists for this position. A criminal conviction will not automatically remove you from consideration for employment.
When the position requires travel and the applicant drives a state owned or leased vehicle, a driver’s license record check will be conducted. Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for
employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).