The Chief Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) of the Department of Labor (DOL) issued an administrative order and notice on June 1, 2020 indefinitely suspending all in-person hearings before the Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All hearings will continue to be held by telephone or video-conference unless for “compelling reasons” the presiding ALJ grants a party’s motion for an in-person hearing. All in-person hearings will be automatically converted to a phone or video hearing on the same day and time previously scheduled. Alternatively, if the parties agree that an evidentiary hearing is not needed, they can move for a decision on stipulated facts or a stipulated record.