Appeals Court Publishes Decision on Missed Hearing Fees, Jurisdiction After Lien Withdrawal

California’s 3rd District Court of Appeal on Friday granted a motion to publish its decision holding that neither the Department of Industrial Relations nor the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board was required to notify an individual hearing representative that a proceeding would be held telephonically. The court, in California Correctional Peace Officers Association Benefit Trust Fund v. WCAB, separately held that withdrawing a lien didn’t excuse a party’s failure to appear at a hearing. In its Jan. 5 decision, the court said the DIR published a Newsline in April 202...