WCAB Approves Emailed Submissions in Latest En Banc Decision

The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board on Monday issued an en banc decision allowing some documents to be submitted by email while California is subject to a gubernatorial order directing residents to stay at home when possible. “To the extent that WCAB Rule 10940(b) prohibits sending documents directly to the appeals board by email, we order that documents may be emailed directly to the appeals board,” Monday’s decision reads. “Documents that may be emailed include, but are not limited to, correspondence relating to a petition for reconsideration that has been ...