486—4.35 (10A,88) Failure to file. Failure to file any pleading pursuant to these rules when due may, in the discretion of the employment appeal board, constitute a withdrawal of the citation or the notice of contest. The employment appeal board may, after opportunity for hearing of excuses for failure to file, enter a final or proposed final order defaulting the party and disposing of the case without regard to the merits of the alleged violation.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 10A.601 and chapter 88.