Bill Would Allow Electronic Signature on C&R

Injured workers and their beneficiaries in California would be able to electronically sign settlement agreements, under a bill introduced this month. Assembly Bill 2337, by Assemblymember Diane Dixon, R-Newport Beach, would amend two sections of the Labor Code governing signatures. The bill would add to Section 17 language defining “signature” to include electronic signatures for a proceeding before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. The bill says an electronic signature is attributable to a person if it was the act of the person and if it can be demonstrated “...