CASE PROCESSING PROCEDURES; EVIDENCE – Hearsay

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Although a witness did not testify at the hearing, the statements attributed to him are not hearsay because they were made during negotiations while he was acting in his role as Executive Director of Systemwide Labor Relations, and therefore constitute party admissions, a recognized exception to the hearsay rule. Because his statements fall under an exception to the hearsay rule, they would be admissible in a civil action and thus can form the evidentiary basis for a factual finding. (p. 16.)