The California Supreme Court will answer whether the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board can apply equitable tolling to act on a petition for reconsideration beyond the 60 days allowed under the Labor Code in a decision set to be published at 10 a.m. Monday.
The high court's opinion in Mayor v. WCAB (Ross Valley Sanitation District) will also address whether the 45-day deadline for a party to appeal to a higher court can also be extended when the board stalls.
In 2024, the 1st Appellate District Court of Appeal ruled that the WCAB exceeded its jurisdiction when it granted reconsidera...
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