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Hirshbein joins Labor administrative hearing office
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Posted on Mar 17 2006
Former criminal prosecutor Barry Hirshbein has joined the Department of Labor’s Division of the Administrative Hearing Office.
The hiring of Hirshbein was undertaken to address Labor’s shortage of administrative hearing officers.
Hirshbein used to serve as a prosecutor at the Attorney General’s Office’s Criminal Division. For past three years, he was the internal affairs officer for Labor.
The new administrative officer told the Saipan Tribune that he is very happy with his transfer. He refused to comment further.
Labor Secretary Gil M. San Nicolas recently underscored the need to immediately hire a full-time administrative hearing officer.
San Nicolas then stated that the Division of Administrative Hearings is now short of hearing officers due to the retirement of Maya Kara on Dec. 9, 2005 and the election of Cinta Kaipat as congresswoman.
Before the hiring of Hirshbein, there was only one full-time hearing officer—Jerry Cody.
Former Judge Herbert Soll has been serving only as part-time hearing officer, the acting secretary said.
San Nicolas stressed the importance of the hearing officers’ role in educating the people about labor laws in the Commonwealth.
“I keep on saying it that our job, our goal also is to educate both employers and employees,” he told the Saipan Tribune in an earlier interview.
