Court Orders WCAB to Explain Origin, Process of 'Grant-for-Study' Practice

A California appeals court on Wednesday ordered the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board to explain the origin of its “grant-for-study” procedure and why it shouldn’t be precluded from using the process in the future. The 2nd District Court of Appeal also allowed a group of insurance companies and a lien claimant to each file amicus briefs in support of the five injured workers who are challenging the constitutionality of the WCAB’s practice of issuing what are called “grant-and-study” or “grant-for-study” orders on petitions for reconsider...