WCAB Satisfied With DIR Response in Email Flap

The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board accepted the explanation from the California Department of Industrial Relations’ top attorney for reviewing the emails of the board’s chairwoman. “The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board is satisfied that limited information was accessed, and relieved to learn the information did not pertain to matters before the board,” Anne Schmitz, WCAB secretary, said in an emailed statement. “We are working with the Labor and Workforce Development Agency and the Department of Industrial Relations counsels to ensure any need...