Law Change Affects DWC's 'Compromise and Release' Form

It probably won’t be a deal breaker, but attorneys using a notary public to execute a “Compromise and Release” form supplied by the California Division of Workers’ Compensation early this year might first want to read the fine print. A little-noticed change in state law that took effect Jan. 1 has rendered a phrase near the bottom of DWC’s “Form 15” obsolete – and potentially expensive for a notary who signs the document without first making an important change. The phrase in question, “known to me to be the person," no longer passes l...