{"data":{"id":"us-vt/21-v.s.a.-1351","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"21 V.S.A. § 1351","heading":"Procedure","body":"The manner in which disputed claims shall be presented and the conduct of hearings before the Commissioner, a referee, and the Board shall be governed by rules adopted by the Board. The Commissioner, the referee, and the Board shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence or by technical or formal rules of procedure except as provided in this chapter but may conduct a hearing or trial in such manner as to ascertain the substantial rights of the parties.","path":["Title 21: Labor","Chapter 017: Unemployment Compensation","Subchapter 001: GENERAL BENEFITS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/21/017/01351","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:04Z","sha256":"cf1e9745867175cae7116680eb728853ba41d1a6898570ad7ef7d044c79a5da4","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/21-v.s.a.-1350","next":"us-vt/21-v.s.a.-1352"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}