California Labor Code

§ 5710

LAB § 5710 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 4 · Part 4 · Ch. 5

Statute text

(a)The appeals board, a workers’ compensation judge, or any party to the action or proceeding, may, in any investigation or hearing before the appeals board, cause the deposition of witnesses residing within or without the state to be taken in the manner prescribed by law for like depositions in civil actions in the superior courts of this state under Title 4 (commencing with Section 2016.010) of Part 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure. To that end the attendance of witnesses and the production of records may be required. Depositions may be taken outside the state before any officer authorized to administer oaths. The appeals board or a workers’ compensation judge in any proceeding before the appeals board may cause evidence to be taken in other jurisdictions before the agency authorized to hear workers’ compensation matters in those other jurisdictions.

(b)If the employer or insurance carrier requests a deposition to be taken of an injured employee, or any person claiming benefits as a dependent of an injured employee, the deponent is entitled to receive in addition to all other benefits:

(1)All reasonable expenses of transportation, meals, and lodging incident to the deposition.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 868, Sec. 11. (SB 1160) Effective January 1, 2017.