{"id":"AGY-ST-COURTS-006","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"California Workers\u0027 Compensation Appeals Board (statewide)","state":"CA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-COURTS","eco":"","issuer":"Workers\u0027 Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc)","authority":"Cal. Lab. Code §§ 115, 133, 5310; Cal. Code Regs. tit. 8, §§ 10370, 10789; Cal. Const. art. XIV, § 4","instrument":"In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc No. 7, Misc. No. 266","title":"En banc decision suspending WCAB Rule 10789(c) (walk-through document assignment hours) in light of the Regional Stay At Home Order","dateIssued":"2020-12-15","effective":"2020-12-15","end":"Until further notice (not verified)","startDate":"2020-12-15","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","STAY"],"addressees":["all WCAB district offices","presiding workers\u0027 compensation judges","parties"],"clause":"The Division of Workers\u0027 Compensation (DWC) temporarily closed the district offices for filing as of March 17, 2020... The district offices reopened for filing effective April 13, 2020, but limited filings to e-filing... The DWC has continued to conduct hearings via teleconference or video, but does not currently permit filing of walk-through documents. On December 3, 2020, the California Department of Public Health (DPH) issued a Regional Stay At Home Order... we will order suspension of WCAB Rule 10789(c) regarding the required timeframes for assignment of walk-through cases.... This suspension is applicable to all district offices in the State.","enforcement":"Binding en banc precedent (Cal. Code Regs. tit. 8, § 10325)","functions":["CT courts and agencies (settlement walk-throughs restricted)","SV claims servicing and settlement","OF office and administration"],"notes":"The tribunal\u0027s own recital establishes: district offices closed for filing Mar. 17-Apr. 13, 2020; hearings by teleconference or video through Dec. 2020; walk-through filings not permitted.","sourceUrl":"https://www.dir.ca.gov/wcab/EnBancdecisions2020/COVID-19-December-15-2020.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":93506,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-COURTS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-COURTS-006","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-COURTS-006","citation":"Workers\u0027 Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc), In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc No. 7, Misc. No. 266 (Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-006)","stateName":"California","related":["AGY-ST-COURTS-001","AGY-ST-COURTS-005"]}