Upon the filing of a petition for reconsideration, or having granted reconsideration upon its own motion, the appeals board may, with or without further proceedings and with or without notice affirm, rescind, alter, or amend the order, decision, or award made and filed by the appeals board or the workers’ compensation judge on the basis of the evidence previously submitted in the case, or may grant reconsideration and direct the taking of additional evidence. Notice of the time and place of any hearing on reconsideration shall be given to the petitioner and adverse parties and to other persons as the appeals board orders.
Cal. Lab. Code § 5906
Reconsideration
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 56 Cal. App. 4th 389 - Tyler v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (1997)
Most recently applied in 138 Cal. App. 4th 373 - Zenith Insurance v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (March 2006)
Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 326, Sec. 31.
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