Index

• Pages: 1671-1721
• Author: David L. Pollak,Roger A. Tolman, Jr.,Monika R. Reyes

INDEX

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ABSENCE FROM STATE

Statutes of limitations

eect of defendant’s absence, §18:93

ACCIDENTS

Injury

harm-producing accident or exposure, §4:22

ACTIONS

Civil actions

see CIVIL ACTIONS

ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES

Discrimination

exhaustion of remedies, §2:181

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT UNIT

Division of Workers’ Compensation, §14:25

ADMIRALTY ACT - JONES ACT

Exclusivity, §2:33

Jurisdiction

constitutional “maintenance and cure” and Jones

Act negligence, §2:30

death claims, §2:32

exclusivity of Jones Act, §2:33

seaman dened, §2:31

ADMISSIONS

Hearings, §21:111

ADVANCES

Credits, §22:190

ADVERTISING

Truth in advertising, §§14:262, 14:263

AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES

Claim application, §16:123

Employer and employee

rights of excluded employees, §3:110

Exclusivity, §2:14

AGE

Discrimination claims, §2:201

AGENTS AND AGENCY

Employer and employee

employment by agent, §3:13

AGRICULTURE

Farm workers

included employees, §3:171

Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers’

Protection Act (AWPA)

jurisdiction, §2:55

AIDS

Arising out of employment, §6:95

Records

sealed records, §§19:346, 21:217

Statutes of limitations

death claims, §18:44

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

Arising out of employment

intoxication, §6:190

ALCOHOLISM

Arising out of employment, §6:93

ALIENS

Included employees, §3:160

ALLEGATIONS

Penalties, §12:50

ALTERCATIONS

Arising out of employment

burden of proof, §6:141

“he started it”, §6:146

horseplay not sucient, §6:142

inconsequential or justied st swing, §6:144

initial physical aggressor defense, §6:140

narrow construction, §6:141

non-aggressor recovery, §6:147

real, present, and apparent danger, §6:143

unjustied retaliation, §6:145

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Construction industry

jurisdiction, §2:04

Jurisdiction

construction industry, §2:04

Unions

construction industry, §2:04

ANCESTRY

Discrimination, §2:203

AMA

Finding disability under guidelines, §8:40

New system, §§8:40, 8:41

ANSWERS

Appeals

petition for reconsideration, §§23:07, 23:111

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California Workers’ Compensation I-2

time limits and extension for ling answer, §23:112

Claim application

armative defenses, §16:123

denials, §16:123

failure to le answer, §16:124

form, §16:122

statutory basis, §16:120

time to le answer, §16:121

Medical benets

employer petition for change of physician, §9:94

APPEALS

Answers

petition for reconsideration, §§23:07, 23:111

time limits and extension for ling answer, §23:112

Arbitration

review of arbitrator decision, §21:240

Arguments

oral argument, §23:124

Attorneys’ fees, §23:127

Awards

unreasonable or arbitrary awards prohibited, §23:109

Citations of case authority, §23:121

Costs, §23:128

Discovery

interim orders, §20:70

Division of Workers’ Compensation

administrative penalties, §14:231

Evidence

fair statement of material evidence required, §23:108

ndings not justied by evidence, §23:22

newly-discovered evidence, §23:23

substantial evidence rule, §23:107

Final decision or subsequent proceedings, §23:140

Form of petition

board form, §23:30

matters not raised deemed waived, §23:34

no delay for transcripts, §23:32

signature and verication of petition, §23:33

“skeleton” petitions subject to dismissal, §23:31

Fraud

Grounds for reconsideration, §23:21

action in excess of powers, §23:20

compare reopening, §23:25

decision unsupported by the evidence, §23:24

ndings not justied by evidence, §23:22

fraud, §23:21

newly-discovered evidence, §23:23

Insurance

certicates of lien against uninsured employers,

§13:173

suits against substantial shareholders or

corporate “parents”, §13:184

Judicial review of Board decisions

answer to petition, §23:111

drafting the petition, §23:113

fair statement of material evidence required, §23:108

nal Board orders only, §23:105

form of petition, §23:110

grounds of review, §23:106

lay representatives barred on appellate review,

§23:115

petition for writ, §23:101

review by appellate courts only, §23:102

“skeleton” petitions may be augmented, §23:114

substantial evidence rule, §23:107

time and place for ling, §23:100

time limits and extension for ling answer, §23:112

time limits “jurisdictional”, §23:104

unreasonable or arbitrary awards prohibited, §23:109

writ of mandate, §23:103

writ of prohibition, §23:103

Jurisdiction

time limits jurisdictional, §23:104

Mandamus

writ of mandate, §23:103

Opinions

nal decision or subsequent proceedings, §23:140

published and unpublished opinions, §23:125

Oral arguments, §23:124

Orders

nal Board orders only, §23:105

Petition for reconsideration

answer to petition, §23:07

ling, §23:05

nal order required, §23:03

general discussion, §23:01

judge’s power to amend decision, §23:08

party must be aggrieved to have standing, §23:02

service of petition, §23:06

time limit, §23:04

Petitions

answers, §23:111

form of petition, §23:110

“skeleton” petitions may be augmented, §23:114

Supreme Court review, §23:126

“Postcard” writ denial, §23:120

Procedures on reconsideration

answer to petition, §23:43

Appeals Board, §23:46

assignment to Panel, §23:44

Board action, §23:49

Board sta, §23:48

Deputy Commissioners, §23:47

en banc decisions, §23:45

grants with further action, §23:53

immediate nal decisions, §23:52

introduction, §23:40

motion of Board, §23:51

other appeals handled by WCAB, §23:55

time limits for Board action, §23:50

WCJ may amend, modify, or rescind, §23:41

WCJ’s report, §23:42

Prohibition

writ of prohibition, §23:103

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Remand

summary remand, §23:122

Reports

WCJ’s report, §23:42

Representatives

lay representatives barred on appellate review, §23:115

Service of process

petition for reconsideration, §23:06

Standing

party must be aggrieved to have standing, §23:02

Summary remand, §23:122

Supreme Court

petitions for Supreme Court review, §23:126

Transcripts

no delay for transcripts, §23:32

Waiver

matters not raised deemed waived, §23:34

Writs

granted writs, §23:123

mandamus, §23:103

petition for writ, §23:101

“postcard” writ denial, §23:120

prohibition, §23:103

APPEALS BOARD

Awards

enforcement of awards, §22:240

Clerical error

denitions, §22:181

generally, §22:180

reconsideration proceedings, §22:183

time limits, §22:182

Commutation

Board discretion, §22:221

calculations, §22:222

generally, §22:220

procedures of Board, §22:223

Contempt, §21:260

Courts

WCAB is a court, §2:02

Denitions

clerical error, §22:181

Delivery system

judicial functions, §14:06

Evidence

notice of intention, §21:252

Judicial review of Board decisions, §23:100

Jurisdiction

alternative dispute resolution, §2:04

Division compared to the Board, §2:03

exclusivity

armative defense, §2:14

compensation bargain, §2:11

employer dened, §2:12

exception under Vehicle Code, §2:15

generally, §2:01

mechanics of injury do not control

jurisdiction, §2:16

no derivative actions, §2:13

no direct actions, §2:10

WCAB is a court, §2:02

Medical examination process in Board proceedings,

§19:150

Notice of intention

objections, §21:251

overview, §21:250

receipt of new evidence, §21:252

timeliness of objections, §21:253

Objections

notice of intention, §21:251

Powers and duties on reconsideration

arbitrary grants, §23:65

compare where witness demeanor unimportant, §23:64

conicts, §23:67

duty to develop record, §23:66

en banc decisions, §§23:71-23:74

giving weight to WCJ’s ndings, §23:62

making own ndings, §23:63

multi-party cases, §23:68

removal power, §23:80

ruling on constitutionality of code provisions, §23:69

sanctions for false, frivolous, or noncompliant

petitions for reconsideration, §23:70

stating evidence and reasons, §23:60

summary denials of reconsideration, §23:61

Procedures on reconsideration, §23:46

Proceedings following reconsideration

Board’s power to order reassignment, §23:95

hearing after grant of reconsideration, §23:90

successive petitions, §23:91

WCJ action after reconsideration., §23:92

Records

AIDS/HIV case records, §21:217

documents available, §21:215

fees for copying, §21:213

open records, §21:210

photocopying Board les, §21:211

Privacy Act, §21:210

sealed portions of record, §21:216

state storage facility, §21:214

transfer for inspection, §21:212

Removal power

eect of decision on further proceedings, §23:86

examples of exercise of power, §23:81

following WCJ’s orders to develop record, §23:84

interim remedy authorized, §23:80

not to avoid trial, §23:83

petitions for removal, §23:85

refusal to grant removal, §23:82

Restitution

equitable and statutory power of Board, §22:210

fraud by employee a prerequisite, §22:211

fraud by employer, §22:214

reimbursement of benets paid before award

nal, §22:212