COBI 2015 - Adjudication

Overview
Issues
Performance
Background
Financials

Sources Uses

FY 2016 Appropriation

Administrative Law Judges conduct hearings and issue decisions arising from the following dispute types:

Workers' compensation,
Employment discrimination,
Housing discrimination,
Occupational safety and health, and
Noncompliance matters

Funding History

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $1,311,400 from all sources for Adjudication. This is a 7.7 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $54,100 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 4.2 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

Appropriation Adjustments

In addition to statewide compensation and internal service fund cost increases, the following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:

DescriptionOngoingOne-Time Attorney General Dedicated Credit Adjustments$20,000$0

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$20,000$0GFR - Industrial Accident Restricted Account

This item designates additional funding appropriated to an agency to pay higher costs for Attorney General services, due to statewide and AG-specific compensation increases.

Percent of Orders Issued Within 60 Days

The Adjudication Division measures its success by timeliness in setting hearings and issuing orders from those hearings. Citizens and companies benefit when hearings have a quick resolution. The graph shows the percent of orders issued within 60 days.

Percent of Adjudication Division Decisions Affirmed

The percent of Adjudication Division decisions affirmed by the Labor Commission Legal Unit demonstrates the quality and accuracy of decisions issued by Administrative Law Judges (ALJs).

Statute

The division's statutory authority is derived from the following sections of the Utah Code Annotated:

UCA 34A-1-202

UCA 34A-2-801

The adjudication division budget breaks down into two units:

Adjudication. This unit accounts for the Adjudication Division in Salt Lake. It has 5.5 FTE administrative law judges and 3 FTE clerks. In FY2014 it opened 1,260 new cases, conducted 200 formal hearings, and issued 695 final decisions.
Adjudication Southern Utah Office. This unit reflects the costs of one judge and one clerk located in Southern Utah. With assistance from a legislative appropriation effective Sept 2, 2014, the Southern Utah office moved from Parowan to a more convenient location in St. George. In FY2014, the Southern Utah office opened 443 new cases, conducted 42 formal hearings, and issued 91 final decisions.

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 66

Under section 63J-1-603 of the Utah code, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided to the Labor Commission in Item 21, Chapter 10, Laws of Utah 2014 not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015. Nonlapsing funds shall be used for computer projects.

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Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
General Fund	202,200	52,000	48,500	24,500	44,900	7,000	51,900	2,000	53,900
General Fund, One-time	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	200	200
GFR - Industrial Accident Restricted Acc	960,800	1,114,500	1,075,000	1,138,800	1,166,100	200	1,166,300	91,000	1,257,300
Total	$1,163,000	$1,166,500	$1,123,500	$1,163,300	$1,211,000	$7,200	$1,218,200	$93,200	$1,311,400

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	1,045,900	1,053,700	1,030,100	1,055,100	1,075,400	600	1,076,000	83,900	1,159,900
In-state Travel	500	1,200	800	1,200	1,000	500	1,500	0	1,500
Out-of-state Travel	2,200	4,200	3,100	1,000	4,100	2,900	7,000	0	7,000
Current Expense	82,300	71,700	63,800	75,300	96,700	(500)	96,200	7,500	103,700
DP Current Expense	32,100	35,700	25,700	30,700	33,800	3,700	37,500	1,800	39,300
Total	$1,163,000	$1,166,500	$1,123,500	$1,163,300	$1,211,000	$7,200	$1,218,200	$93,200	$1,311,400

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Other Indicators	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Budgeted FTE	13	10.30	12	10.50	10.40	0	10.40	0	10.40
Actual FTE	11.50	11.30	10.40	10.70	0	0	0	0	0

COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.