Chapter 4.5. Division of Workers' Compensation
Subchapter 2. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board--Rules and Practice Procedure
Article 13. Hearings

§ 10755. Failure to Appear at Mandatory Settlement Conference in Case in Chief.

Where a required party, after notice, fails to appear at a mandatory settlement conference in the case in chief:

(a) If good cause is shown for failure to appear, the workers' compensation judge may take the case off calendar or may continue the case to a date certain.

(b) If no good cause is shown for failure to appear, the workers' compensation judge may issue a notice of intention pursuant to rule 10832, take the case off calendar or continue the case to a date certain.

This rule shall not apply to lien conferences, which are governed by rule 10875.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 133 and 5307, Labor Code. Reference: Article XIV, Section 4, California Constitution; and Sections 5502(e) and 5708, Labor Code.

HISTORY

1. Amendment of section and Note filed 11-17-2008; operative 11-17-2008. Submitted to OAL for printing only (Register 2008, No. 47).

2. Amendment filed 10-15-2014; operative 1-1-2015. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code section 11351 (Register 2014, No. 42).

3. Editorial correction of History 2 (Register 2017, No. 8).

4. Renumbering of former section 10755 to section 10811 and new section 10755 filed 12-17-2019; operative 1-1-2020. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code section 11351 (Register 2019, No. 51).

5. Amendment filed 12-15-2021; operative 1-1-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3). Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Government Code section 11351 (Register 2021, No. 51).