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CA Labor Code § 5432 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 4 - COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 2.3 - Workers Compensation Truth in Advertising|Section 5432.

5432.  (a) Any advertisement which solicits persons to file workers’ compensation claims or to engage or consult counsel or a medical care provider or clinic to consider a workers’ compensation claim in any newspaper, magazine, circular, form letter, or open publication, published, distributed, or circulated in this state, or on any billboard, card, label, transit advertisement or other written advertising medium shall state at the top or bottom on the front side or surface of the document in at least 12-point roman boldface type font, except for any billboard which shall be in type whose letters are 12 inches in height or any transit advertisement which shall be in type whose letters are seven inches in height and for any television announcement which shall be in 12-point roman boldface type font and appear in a dark background and remain on the screen for a minimum of five seconds and for any radio announcement which shall be read at an understandable pace with no loud music or sound effects, or both, to compete for the listener’s attention, the following:NOTICEMaking a false or fraudulent workers’ compensation claim is a felony subject to up to 5 years in prison or a fine of up to $50,000 or double the value of the fraud, whichever is greater, or by both imprisonment and fine.(b) Any television or radio announcement published or disseminated in this state which solicits persons to file workers’ compensation claims or to engage or consult counsel to consider a workers’ compensation claim under this code shall include the following spoken statement by the announcer of the advertisement:“Making a false or fraudulent workers’ compensation claim is a felony subject to up to 5 years in prison or a fine of up to $50,000 or double the value of the fraud, whichever is greater, or by both imprisonment and fine.”(c) This chapter does not supersede or repeal any regulation which governs advertising under this code and those regulations shall continue to be in force in addition to this chapter.(d) For purposes of subdivisions (a) and (b), the notice or statement shall be written or spoken in English. In those cases where the preponderance of the listening or reading public receives information other than in the English language, the written notice or spoken statement shall be in those other languages.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 904, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Labor Code § 5433 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 4 - COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 2.3 - Workers Compensation Truth in Advertising|Section 5433.

5433.  (a) Any advertisement or other device designed to produce leads based on a response from a person to file a workers’ compensation claim or to engage or consult counsel or a medical care provider or clinic shall disclose that an agent may contact the individual if that is the fact. In addition, an individual who makes contact with a person as a result of acquiring that individual’s name from a lead generating device shall disclose that fact in the initial contact with that person.(b) No person shall solicit persons to file a workers’ compensation claim or to engage or consult counsel or a medical care provider or clinic to consider a workers’ compensation claim through the use of a true or fictitious name which is deceptive or misleading with regard to the status, character, or proprietary or representative capacity of the entity or person, or to the true purpose of the advertisement.(c) For purposes of this section, an advertisement includes a solicitation in any newspaper, magazine, circular, form letter, or open publication, published, distributed, or circulated in this state, or on any billboard, card, label, transit advertisement, or other written advertising medium, and includes envelopes, stationery, business cards, or other material designed to encourage the filing of a workers’ compensation claim.(d) Advertisements shall not employ words, initials, letters, symbols, or other devices which are so similar to those used by governmental agencies, a nonprofit or charitable institution, or other entity that they could have the capacity or tendency to mislead the public. Examples of misleading materials include, but are not limited to, those that imply any of the following:(1) The advertisement is in some way provided by or is endorsed by a governmental agency or charitable institution.(2) The advertiser is the same as, is connected with, or is endorsed by a governmental agency or charitable institution.(e) Advertisements may not use the name of a state or political subdivision thereof in an advertising solicitation.(f) Advertisements may not use any name, service mark, slogan, symbol, or any device in any manner which implies that the advertiser, or any person or entity associated with the advertiser, or that any agency who may call upon the person in response to the advertisement, is connected with a governmental agency.(g) Advertisements may not imply that the reader, listener, or viewer may lose a right or privilege or benefits under federal, state, or local law if he or she fails to respond to the advertisement.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 83, Sec. 135. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Labor Code § 5434 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 4 - COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 2.3 - Workers Compensation Truth in Advertising|Section 5434.

5434.  (a) Any advertiser who violates Section 5431 or 5432 is guilty of a misdemeanor.(b) For the purposes of this chapter, “advertiser” means any person who provides workers’ compensation claims services which are described in the written or broadcast advertisements, any person to whom persons solicited by the advertisements are directed to for inquiries or the provision of workers’ compensation claims related services, or any person paying for the preparation, broadcast, printing, dissemination, or placement of the advertisements.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 904, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Labor Code § 5450 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 4 - COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 2.5 - Administrative Assistance|Section 5450.

5450.  The Division of Workers’ Compensation shall make available to employees, employers and other interested parties information, assistance, and advice to assure the proper and timely furnishing of benefits and to assist in the resolution of disputes on an informal basis.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1097, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Labor Code § 5451 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 4 - COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 2.5 - Administrative Assistance|Section 5451.

5451.  Any party may consult with, or seek the advice of, an information and assistance officer within the Division of Workers’ Compensation as designated by the administrative director. If no application is filed, if the employee is not represented, or upon agreement of the parties, the information and assistance officer shall consider the contentions of the parties and may refer the matter to the appropriate bureau or unit within the Division of Workers’ Compensation for review and recommendations. The information and assistance officer shall advise the employer and the employee of their rights, benefits, and obligations under this division. Upon making a referral, the information and assistance officer shall arrange for a copy of any pertinent material submitted to be served upon the parties or their representatives, if any. The procedures to be followed by the information and assistance officer shall be governed by the rules and regulations of the administrative director adopted after public hearings.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1097, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Labor Code § 5453 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 4 - COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 2.5 - Administrative Assistance|Section 5453.

5453.  After consideration of the information submitted, including the reports of any bureau or unit within the Division of Workers’ Compensation which have been received, the information and assistance officer shall make a recommendation which shall be served on the parties or their representatives, if any.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1097, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Labor Code § 5454 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 4 - COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 2.5 - Administrative Assistance|Section 5454.

5454.  Submission of any matter to an information and assistance officer of the Division of Workers’ Compensation shall toll any applicable statute of limitations for the period that the matter is under consideration by the information and assistance officer, and for 60 days following the issuance of his or her recommendation.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1097, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Labor Code § 5455 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 4 - COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 2.5 - Administrative Assistance|Section 5455.

5455.  Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any party from filing an application for benefits under this division. In any proceeding pursuant to such application, the admissibility of written evidence or reports submitted by any party pursuant to this chapter, or Section 5502, shall be governed by Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 5700).(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 142, Sec. 109.)
CA Labor Code § 5500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 4 - COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Applications and Answers|Section 5500.

5500.  No pleadings other than the application and answer shall be required. Both shall be in writing and shall conform to forms prescribed by the appeals board in its rules of practice and procedure, simply but clearly and completely delineating all relevant matters of agreement and all issues of disagreement within the jurisdiction of the appeals board, and providing for the furnishing of any additional information as the appeals board may properly determine necessary to expedite its hearing and determination of the claim.The amendment of this section made during the 1993 portion of the 1993–94 Regular Session shall apply to all applications filed on or after January 1, 1994.Notwithstanding Section 5401, except where a claim form has been filed for an injury occurring on or after January 1, 1990, and before January 1, 1994, the filing of an application for adjudication and not the filing of a claim form shall establish the jurisdiction of the appeals board and shall commence proceedings before the appeals board for the collection of benefits.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1118, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Labor Code § 5500.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 4 - COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Applications and Answers|Section 5500.3.

5500.3.  (a) The appeals board shall establish uniform district office procedures, uniform forms, and uniform time of court settings for all district offices of the appeals board. No district office of the appeals board or workers’ compensation administrative law judge shall require forms or procedures other than as established by the appeals board. A workers’ compensation administrative law judge who violates this section may be subject to disciplinary proceedings.(b) The appeals board shall establish uniform court procedures and uniform forms for all other proceedings of the appeals board.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 559, Sec. 15. (AB 1426) Effective October 7, 2011.)
CA Labor Code § 5500.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 4 - COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Applications and Answers|Section 5500.6.

5500.6.  Liability for occupational disease or cumulative injury which results from exposure solely during employment as an employee, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 3351, shall be limited to those employers in whose employment the employee was exposed to the hazards of the occupational disease or cumulative injury during the last day on which the employee was employed in an occupation exposing the employee to the hazards of the disease or injury. In the event that none of the employers of the last day of hazardous employment is insured for workers’ compensation liability, that liability, shall be imposed upon the last employer exposing the employee to the hazards of the occupational disease or cumulative injury who has secured workers’ compensation insurance coverage or an approved alternative thereto. If, based upon all the evidence presented, the appeals board or the workers’ compensation judge finds the existence of cumulative injury or occupational disease, liability for the cumulative injury or occupational disease shall not be apportioned to prior employers. However, in determining liability, evidence of disability due to specific injury, disability due to non-work-related causes, or disability previously compensated for by way of a findings and award or order approving compromise and release, or a voluntary payment of disability, may be admissible for purposes of apportionment.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 326, Sec. 21.)
CA Labor Code § 5501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 4 - COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Applications and Answers|Section 5501.

5501.  The application may be filed with the appeals board by any party in interest, his attorney, or other representative authorized in writing. A representative who is not an attorney licensed by the State Bar of this state shall notify the appeals board in writing that he or she is not an attorney licensed by the State Bar of this state. Upon the filing of the application, the appeals board shall, where the applicant is represented by an attorney or other representative, serve a conformed copy of the application showing the date of filing and the case number upon applicant’s attorney or representative. The applicant’s attorney or representative shall, upon receipt of the conformed copy, forthwith serve a copy of the conformed application upon all other parties to the claim. If the applicant is unrepresented, a copy thereof shall forthwith be served upon all adverse parties by the appeals board.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 934, Sec. 17.)
CA Labor Code § 5501.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 4 - COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Applications and Answers|Section 5501.5.

5501.5.  (a) The application for adjudication of claim shall be filed in any of the following locations:(1) In the county where the injured employee or dependent of a deceased employee resides on the date of filing.(2) In the county where the injury allegedly occurred, or, in cumulative trauma and industrial disease claims, where the last alleged injurious exposure occurred.(3) In the county where the employee’s attorney maintains his or her principal place of business, if the employee is represented by an attorney.(b) If the county selected for filing has more than one office of the appeals board, the application shall be filed at any location of the appeals board within that county that meets the criteria specified in subdivision (a). The written consent of the employee, or dependent of a deceased employee, to the selected venue site shall be filed with the application.(c) If the venue site where the application is to be filed is the county where the employee’s attorney maintains his or her principal place of business, the attorney for the employee shall indicate that venue site when forwarding the information request form required by Section 5401.5. The employer shall have 30 days from receipt of the information request form to object to the selected venue site. Where there is an employer objection to a venue site under paragraph (3) of subdivision (a), then the application shall be filed pursuant to either paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (a).(d) If there is no appeals board office in the county where venue is permitted under subdivision (a), the application shall be filed at the appeals board office nearest the residence on the date of filing of the injured employee or dependent of a deceased employee, or the nearest place where the injury allegedly occurred, or, in cumulative trauma and industrial disease claims, where the last injurious exposure occurred, or nearest the location where the attorney of the employee maintains his or her principal place of business, unless the employer objects under subdivision (c).(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1550, Sec. 59.)
CA Labor Code § 5501.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 4 - COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Applications and Answers|Section 5501.6.

5501.6.  (a) An applicant or defendant may petition the appeals board for a change of venue and a change of venue shall be granted for good cause. The reasons for the change of venue shall be specifically set forth in the request for change of venue.(b) If a change of venue is requested for the convenience of witnesses, the names and addresses of these witnesses and the substance of their testimony shall be specifically set forth in the request for change of venue.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1550, Sec. 60.)
CA Labor Code § 5502.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 4 - COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Applications and Answers|Section 5502.5.

5502.5.  A continuance of any conference or hearing required by Section 5502 shall not be favored, but may be granted by a workers’ compensation judge upon any terms as are just upon a showing of good cause. When determining a request for continuance, the workers’ compensation judge shall take into consideration the complexity of the issues, the diligence of the parties, and the prejudice incurred on the part of any party by reasons of granting or denying a continuance.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1550, Sec. 62.)
CA Labor Code § 5503 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 4 - COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Applications and Answers|Section 5503.

5503.  The person so applying shall be known as the applicant and the adverse party shall be known as the defendant.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 5504 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 4 - COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Applications and Answers|Section 5504.

5504.  A notice of the time and place of hearing shall be served upon the applicant and all adverse parties and may be served either in the manner of service of a summons in a civil action or in the same manner as any notice that is authorized or required to be served under the provisions of this division.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 393.)
CA Labor Code § 5505 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 4 - COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Applications and Answers|Section 5505.

5505.  If any defendant desires to disclaim any interest in the subject matter of the claim in controversy, or considers that the application is in any respect inaccurate or incomplete, or desires to bring any fact, paper, or document to the attention of the appeals board as a defense to the claim or otherwise, he may, within 10 days after the service of the application upon him, file with or mail to the appeals board his answer in such form as the appeals board may prescribe, setting forth the particulars in which the application is inaccurate or incomplete, and the facts upon which he intends to rely. A copy of the answer shall be forthwith served upon all adverse parties. Evidence upon matters not pleaded by answer shall be allowed only upon the terms and conditions imposed by the appeals board or referee holding the hearing.(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1513.)
CA Labor Code § 5506 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 4 - COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Applications and Answers|Section 5506.

5506.  If the defendant fails to appear or answer, no default shall be taken against him, but the appeals board shall proceed to the hearing of the matter upon the terms and conditions which it deems proper. A defendant failing to appear or answer, or subsequently contending that no service was made upon him, or claiming to be aggrieved in any other manner by want of notice of the pendency of the proceedings, may apply to the appeals board for relief substantially in accordance with the provisions of Section 473 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The appeals board may afford such relief. No right to relief, including the claim that the findings and award of the appeals board or judgment entered thereon are void upon their face, shall accrue to such defendant in any court unless prior application is made to the appeals board in accordance with this section. In no event shall any petition to any court be allowed except as prescribed in Sections 5950 and 5951.(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1513.)
CA Labor Code § 5507 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 4 - COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 3 - Applications and Answers|Section 5507.

5507.  If an application shows upon its face that the applicant is not entitled to compensation, the appeals board may, after opportunity to the applicant to be heard orally or to submit his claim or argument in writing dismiss the application without any hearing thereon. Such dismissal may be upon the motion of the appeals board or upon motion of the adverse party. The pendency of such motion or notice of intended dismissal shall not, unless otherwise ordered by the appeals board, delay the hearing on the application upon its merits.(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1513.)
CA Labor Code § 5600 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 4 - COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 4 - Attachments|Section 5600.

5600.  The appeals board may, upon the filing of an application by or on behalf of an injured employee, the employee’s dependents, or any other party in interest, direct the clerk of the superior court of any county to issue writs of attachment authorizing the sheriff to attach the property of the defendant as security for the payment of any compensation which may be awarded in any of the following cases:(a) In any case mentioned in Section 415.50 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(b) Where the employer has failed to secure the payment of compensation as required by Article 1 (commencing with Section 3700) of Chapter 4 of Part 1.The attachment shall be in an amount fixed by the appeals board, not exceeding the greatest probable award against the defendant in the matter.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 526. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Labor Code § 5601 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 4 - COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS|CHAPTER 4 - Attachments|Section 5601.

5601.  The provisions of Title 6.5 (commencing with Section 481.010) of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, as far as applicable, shall govern the proceedings upon attachment, the appeals board being substituted therein for the proper court.(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1516.)