WCAB Rules Create Pathways Around Reforms, Employers Say

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefProposed revisions to the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board procedural rules could be subject to “novel litigation tactics” that would bypass some key provisions of last year’s reform measure, according to California employers and carriers.The Appeals Board on July 10 opened a second comment period on the proposed changes to its Rules of Practice and Procedure, which was extended from 15 to 45 days and closed Friday.The California Workers’ Compensation Institute said in written comments that proposed language saying that utiliz...