California Labor Code CHAPTER 3 - Applications and Answers

• Section 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...
• Section 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 appeals board....
• Section 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, 1978, shall...
• Section 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 Section 3351,...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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....
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 5503.
  The person so applying shall be known as the applicant and the adverse party shall be known as the defendant.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...

Last modified: October 22, 2018