MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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shall make a determination thereon after such
investigation as he deems necessary, and after affording
the parties entitled to notice an opportunity for fair
hearing in accordance with the provisions of this section
with respect to hearings and determinations on appeal.
The parties shall be promptly notified of the
determination, together with the reasons therefor in the
event of denial of the claim, and such determination
shall be deemed to be the final decision on the claim,
unless within seven days after the mailing of notice to a
party's last known address, or, in the absence of such
mailing, within seven days after the delivery of such
notice, appeal is taken to the Board of Appeals or notice
of review is entered by that body.]

(I)        WHENEVER A DETERMINATION CONCERNS
DISQUALIFICATION BASED ON A STOPPAGE OF WORK DUE TO A
LABOR DISPUTE OR INVOLVES MULTIPLE CLAIMS OR DIFFICULT
ISSUES OF FACT OR LAN, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [[MAY]]
SHALL REFER THE CASE TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS FOR PROMPT
HEARING AND DECISION BY THE BOARD OR BY A SPECIAL
EXAMINER DESIGNATED BY SAID BOARD.

(II)   A DETERMINATION SHALL BE DEEMED FINAL
UNLESS A PARTY ENTITLED TO NOTICE THEREOF FILES AN APPEAL
WITHIN SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE NOTICE HAS MAILED TO HIS LAST
KNOWN ADDRESS, OR OTHERWISE DELIVERED TO HIM; PROVIDED,
THAT SUCH PERIOD MAY BE EXTENDED BY THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR FOR GOOD CAUSE.

(e) The claimant or any other party entitled to
notice of a determination as herein provided, may file an
appeal from such determination with the Board of Appeals
within seven days after the date of mailing of the notice
to his last known address or if such notice is not
mailed, within seven days after the date of delivery of
such notice.

Unless the appeal is withdrawn or is removed to the
Board of Appeals, a referee designated by the Board of
Appeals, after affording the parties reasonable
opportunity for a fair hearing, shall make findings and
conclusions and on the basis thereof affirm, modify, or
reverse such determination; provided, however, that
whenever an appeal involves a question as to whether
services were performed by claimant in employment or for
an employer, the referee shall give special notice of
such issue and of the pendency of the appeal to the
employing unit and to the [Board of Appeals,] EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR, both of whom shall thenceforth be parties to
the proceeding and be afforded a reasonable opportunity
to adduce evidence bearing on such question.

The parties shall be promptly notified of the