Appeals Board En Banc Clarifies Deadline for Pre-2017 Lien Declarations

Because the deadline California lawmakers set for filing lien declarations fell on a Saturday, lien holders had until the close of business on the following Monday to submit the documents to preserve their claims, the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board said in a unanimous en banc decision. The Legislature in 2016 passed Senate Bill 1160 requiring claimants to submit a declaration of eligibility with all liens filed on or after Jan. 1, 2017. The bill set a July 1, 2017, deadline to submit the declaration on any lien filed between 2013 and the start of 2017, and for which the $150 filing...