{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-10.615","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 10.615","heading":"What is a hearing?","body":"A hearing is a review of an adverse decision by a hearing representative. Initially, the claimant can choose between two formats: An oral hearing or a review of the written record. At the discretion of the hearing representative, an oral hearing may be conducted by telephone, teleconference, videoconference or other electronic means. In addition to the evidence of record, the employee may submit new evidence to the hearing representative.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT","PART 10—CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT, AS AMENDED","Subpart G—Appeals Process"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"86941ab5f1b90910d1926411891345650897049374d4f59545d1db10d92a35e6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-10.610","next":"us/20-cfr-10.616"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}