Motion Filed to Dismiss Challenge to SB 863's Lien-Activation Fee

The administrators of California's workers' compensation system last week moved for the dismissal of a constitutional challenge to the state's retroactive application of the $100 lien-"activation" fee on service providers.Counsel for DIR Director Christine Baker, Division of Workers' Compensation Acting Director Destie Overpeck and Workers' Compensation Appeals Board Chairwoman Ronnie Caplane on Thursday insisted that SB 863's imposition of the fee was a "rational response" by lawmakers to "resolve a massive backlog of liens that threatened the functioning of the entire...