The California Division of Workers' Compensation proposed draft regulations regarding disability accommodations that include a process to request blanket authorization for remote appearances before the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board.
Only the statewide disability coordinator for the DWC would be authorized to make blanket offers of accommodations for multiple appearances or proceedings under proposed rules posted to the division's online forum. The statewide coordinator would also have discretion to revoke blanket offers.
The rules would state that requests for specific remo...
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