CHAPTER 3. Applications and Answers
Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.
§§ 5500–5507 · 14 sections
- § 5500 No pleadings other than the application and answer shall be required. Both shall be in writing and shall conform to forms prescribed by the appeals board in…
- § 5500.3 (a) The appeals board shall establish uniform district office procedures, uniform forms, and uniform time of court settings for all district offices of the…
- § 5500.5 (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 5500.6, liability for occupational disease or cumulative injury claims filed or asserted on or after January 1,…
- § 5500.6 Liability for occupational disease or cumulative injury which results from exposure solely during employment as an employee, as defined in subdivision (d) of…
- § 5501 The application may be filed with the appeals board by any party in interest, his attorney, or other representative authorized in writing. A representative who…
- § 5501.5 (a) The application for adjudication of claim shall be filed in any of the following locations: (1) In the county where the injured employee or dependent of a…
- § 5501.6 (a) An applicant or defendant may petition the appeals board for a change of venue and a change of venue shall be granted for good cause. The reasons for the…
- § 5502 (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (d), the hearing shall be held not less than 10 days, and not more than 60 days, after the date a declaration of…
- § 5502.5 A continuance of any conference or hearing required by Section 5502 shall not be favored, but may be granted by a workers’ compensation judge upon any terms as…
- § 5503 The person so applying shall be known as the applicant and the adverse party shall be known as the defendant.
- § 5504 A notice of the time and place of hearing shall be served upon the applicant and all adverse parties and may be served either in the manner of service of a…
- § 5505 If any defendant desires to disclaim any interest in the subject matter of the claim in controversy, or considers that the application is in any respect…
- § 5506 If the defendant fails to appear or answer, no default shall be taken against him, but the appeals board shall proceed to the hearing of the matter upon the…
- § 5507 If an application shows upon its face that the applicant is not entitled to compensation, the appeals board may, after opportunity to the applicant to be heard…