California Labor Code CHAPTER 5 - Hearings

Section 5700.
The hearing on the application may be adjourned from time to time and from place to place in the discretion of the appeals board or...
Section 5701.
The appeals board may, with or without notice to either party, cause testimony to be taken, or inspection of the premises where the injury occurred...
Section 5702.
The parties to a controversy may stipulate the facts relative thereto in writing and file such stipulation with the appeals board. The appeals board may...
Section 5703.
The appeals board may receive as evidence either at or subsequent to a hearing, and use as proof of any fact in dispute, the following...
Section 5703.5.
(a) The appeals board, at any time after an application is filed and prior to the expiration of its jurisdiction may, upon the agreement of a...
Section 5704.
Transcripts of all testimony taken without notice and copies of all reports and other matters added to the record, otherwise than during the course of...
Section 5705.
The burden of proof rests upon the party or lien claimant holding the affirmative of the issue. The following are affirmative defenses, and the burden...
Section 5706.
Where it is represented to the appeals board, either before or after the filing of an application, that an employee has died as a result...
Section 5707.
If the body of a deceased employee is not in the custody of the coroner, the appeals board may authorize the performance of such autopsy...
Section 5708.
All hearings and investigations before the appeals board or a workers’ compensation judge are governed by this division and by the rules of practice and...
Section 5709.
No informality in any proceeding or in the manner of taking testimony shall invalidate any order, decision, award, or rule made and filed as specified...
Section 5710.
(a) The appeals board, a workers’ compensation judge, or any party to the action or proceeding, may, in any investigation or hearing before the appeals board,...

Last modified: October 22, 2018