The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced on September 1st that in-person hearings will resume for trials, lien trials, expedited hearings and special adjudication unit (SAU) trials beginning October 1st, 2021. All parties should be aware that even though a notice may indicate that the case will be heard remotely, if it at one of the affected offices and is one of the types of proceedings above, it will be held in person at the assigned District Office. According to the DIR’s announcement, all offices will be affected except the following:
- Eureka, which is now a completely virtual office
- Satellite locations: Bishop, Marysville, Chico and Ukiah
View the full announcement on the DIR website. SRTK will continue to monitor these developments. As always, if you have questions about what these regulations or other developments may mean for you or your cases, please contact our offices.