DWC Announces Closure of Virtual Eureka Office

The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) today announced that it will close the Eureka office, which has been virtual since 2020. As a result, the venue of Eureka cases will shift to the Santa Rosa district office.

Beginning October 1, 2024, all hearing requests will be scheduled in the Santa Rosa district office.

In conformance with statewide DWC policy, trials, expedited hearings and lien trials in Santa Rosa are set in-person. Mandatory settlement conferences, status conferences, lien conferences and priority conferences will remain virtual and take place on the assigned judge’s conference call line. A list of conference call phone numbers and access codes may be found on DWC’s website.

All hearings currently set in Eureka will remain as scheduled. The Eureka virtual district office will cease operations on Friday October 18, 2024. Any hearings set after that time will be held in the Santa Rosa office. For in-person hearings, the parties may petition the judge for a virtual hearing. Such requests will be decided on a case-by-case basis.

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