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Employment Insurance Act — Article 89 (Employment insurance examiner)

고용보험법 제89조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-10-01. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-09-18) — check the Korean original.

(1) Employment insurance examiners (hereinafter referred to as "examiner") shall be appointed to conduct reviews under Article 87.

(2) Upon receipt of a request for review under Article 87(1), an examiner assigned to review the case shall make a decision within 30 days; provided, if an examiner fails to make a decision within that time frame due to unavoidable circumstances, a one-time extension of up to 10 additional days may be granted. <Amended on May 26, 2020>

(3) Matters necessary for the number, qualifications, placement, and duties of examiners shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(4) A party who has good reason not to expect a fair review and decision from the assigned examiner may file an application for challenge to the examiner with the Minister of Employment and Labor. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010>

(5) Upon the death of an applicant for review, the review process shall be pursued by a surviving family member, as prescribed in Article 57, if the deceased applicant was eligible to receive unemployment benefits or, if not, by the deceased applicant's heir or any other person who succeeds to any right or interest in relation to the initial disposition appealed from.

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