by Gene Doyle, LMSW At the top right hand corner of the Notice of Fair Hearing (OAH-457), i.e., the scheduling notice, there is a three digit code, which indicates the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) who has been assigned to conduct the Fair Hearing: To look up a specific ALJ code, search the...

by Gene Doyle, LMSW Social Services Law § 22[2] authorizes the Commissioner to designate "one or more appropriate members of his [sic] staff to consider and decide such appeals. Any staff member so designated and authorized shall have authority to decide such appeals on behalf of the...