The Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) resolves administrative disputes between members of the public and most state agencies. Issues that come before OAH include requests for unemployment The Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) resolves administrative disputes between members of the public and most state agencies. Issues that come before OAH include requests for unemployment insurance or public assistance benefits, child and vulnerable adult abuse concerns, child support liability, business and professional licensing (ranging from electrical contractors to nursing homes and daycare facilities), special education, whistleblower cases for local governments, and other disputes in which due process of law requires a hearing. At hearing, the participants present evidence and sworn testimony. At the conclusion of the hearing, an administrative law judge issues a written order containing findings of fact and conclusions of law on all contested issues. State agencies and local governments are billed monthly based on actual use of OAH services.