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California WCAB Suspends Rule on Assignment of Walk-Through Cases

In an en banc decision Tuesday morning, California’s Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) suspended WCAB Rule 10789(c), which requires that each district office have a designee of the presiding judge available on court days to assign walk-through cases, citing the ongoing state of emergency and marking a shift from the current “e-file only” approach. This allows district offices to schedule their own timeframes based on staffing and safety.

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