[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 20, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 20CFR320.32] [Page 549] TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD PART 320_INITIAL DETERMINATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT AND REVIEWS OF AND APPEALS FROM SUCH DETERMINATIONS --Table of Contents Sec. 320.32 Effect of decision of hearings officer. A decision of the hearings officer, subject to review as hereinafter provided, shall be binding upon any adjudicating office and upon all parties; (a) With respect to the initial determination involved, and (b) With respect to other initial determinations, irrespective of whether they have been appealed, which involved the same parties and which were based upon the same issue or issues determined in the decision of the hearings officer. [56 FR 65681, Dec. 18, 1991]