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SPECIAL REPORT: WCAB En Banc Holds Oral Request at Trial Sufficient for Electronic Witness Testimony

Posted by:  Sure S. Log
Topics: Trials good cause trial remote electronic testimony CCR 10817 witness remote witness

Effective Jan. 1, 2022, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) adopted regulations regarding electronic hearings. Remote hearings initially were used during the COVID-19 pandemic, but because such proceedings increased access to the workers' compensation system for parties, their representatives and the public, the WCAB believed that making the changes permanent would benefit the public and the administration of the workers' compensation adjudicatory system.

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Reopening Claims Dismissed for Lack of Prosecution

Posted by:  Sure S. Log
Topics: Petition disability dismissal lack of persecution good cause new and further disability

California Code of Regulations § 10550 outlines the procedure for dismissing a case for lack of prosecution, often referred to as a dismissal for inactivity. In simple terms, if a case is not activated for hearing within a year from the filing of the application for adjudication or an order taking it off the calendar, the case may be dismissed.

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