20 CFR § 650.3 - Secretary's interpretation of Federal law requirements.
---identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s650.3"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "20 CFR § 650.3 - Secretary's interpretation of Federal law requirements."title_number: 20title_name: "Employees' Benefits"section_number: "650.3"section_name: "Secretary's interpretation of Federal law requirements."chapter_name: "EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"part_number: "650"part_name: "STANDARD FOR APPEALS PROMPTNESS—UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-03-24"last_updated: "2026-03-24"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "Sec. 1102 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1302; Secretary's Order No. 4-75, dated April 16, 1975. Interpret and apply secs. 303(a)(1), 303(a)(3), and 303(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 503(a)(1), 503(a)(3), 503(b)(2))."regulatory_source: "37 FR 16173, Aug. 11, 1972, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "650"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t20/s650.3
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor
Authority
Sec. 1102 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1302; Secretary's Order No. 4-75, dated April 16, 1975. Interpret and apply secs. 303(a)(1), 303(a)(3), and 303(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S... Sec. 1102 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1302; Secretary's Order No. 4-75, dated April 16, 1975. Interpret and apply secs. 303(a)(1), 303(a)(3), and 303(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 503(a)(1), 503(a)(3), 503(b)(2)).
# 650.3 Secretary's interpretation of Federal law requirements.(a) The Secretary interprets sections 303(a)(1) and 303(a)(3) above to require that a State law include provision for—(1) Hearing and decision for claimants who are parties to an appeal from a benefit determination to an administrative tribunal with the greatest promptness that is administratively feasible, and(2) Such methods of administration of the appeals process as will reasonably assure hearing and decision with the greatest promptness that is administratively feasible.(b) The Secretary interprets section 303(b)(2) above to require a State to comply substantially with provisions specified in paragraph (a) of this section.