DWC: In-Person Hearings Resume March 21

The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that in-person hearings will resume March 21 at all district offices except Eureka. In-person hearings will consist of trials, lien trials, expedited hearings and Special Adjudication Unit trials only, the DWC said. The decision to return to in-person hearings was made in light of falling COVID-19 positivity rates and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan for the next phase of the response to the pandemic, the division said in a statement. Visitors to all DWC offices will be required to wear face coverings regardless of vaccinat...