Designated Service. 8 CCR § 10629

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Released decisions that named § 10629, with the passage each turned on. A panel decision persuades; it does not bind.

• ADJ1545786 · 2026-03-30 · Santa Rosa District Office8 CCR § 10629

  Determinative passage · p.4Furthermore, we remind the parties and the WCJ that WCAB Rule 10629 states: (a) The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board may, in its discretion, designate a party or their attorney or agent of record to serve any order that is not required to be served by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board in accordance with rule 10628.

  The WCJ failed to properly serve the Notice of Intent and Order on applicant, which affected the timeliness of objections and petitions.

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• ADJ17787921 · 2025-10-03 · Van Nuys District Office8 CCR § 10629

  Determinative passage · p.4for the purpose of sanctioning a party, and allows for designated service in accordance with WCAB Rule 10629. (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 10832(a)(3), (b).) WCAB Rule 10629 allows the WCJ to designate service of an order including a notice of intention to impose sanctions on a party or their attorney, with service to occur within 10 days of the date that designated service is ordered. (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 10629(a), (d).)

  The Board noted that defendant failed to serve the Minutes of Hearing within the required 10-day period, affecting the timeliness of the response.

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• ADJ10107934 · 2025-02-21 · Oakland District Office8 CCR § 10629

  Determinative passage · p.2Nevertheless, neither EI nor Caballero appeared at the April 8, 2024 hearing. (Minutes of Hearing, 4/8/2024.) Accordingly, the WCJ issued a NOI to dismiss EI's lien based on non- appearance. (NOI, 4/8/2024.) This NOI was issued under both case numbers - ADJ10107934 and ADJ3942025 with instructions given to defendant Goodwill Industries pursuant to WCAB Rule 106329 ("Goodwill") to serve the NOI on "all parties shown on the Official Address Record" ("OAR"). (Ibid.; Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 10629.) However, according to the Proof of Service (POS) filed by Goodwill, the NOI was served only on the parties listed on the OAR for Case No. ADJ10107934. (Proof of Service for 4/8/2024 NOI, at p. 1.) As a result, although EI was served, Caballero was not.

  Goodwill Industries was instructed to serve the Notice of Intention to dismiss lien on all parties shown on the Official Address Record.

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• ADJ11228281 · 2024-04-16 · Fresno District Office8 CCR § 10629

  Determinative passage · p.2The WCJ's Report asserts that "Petitioners' contention that a judge must provide [a] rationale in every single decision is simply without merit." (Report, at p. 4.) However, we observe that decisions of the Appeals Board must be supported by substantial evidence. (Lab. Code, § 5903, 5952(d); Lamb v. Workmen's Comp. Appeals Bd. (1974) 11 Cal.3d 274 [39 Cal.Comp.Cases 310]; Garza v. Workmen's Comp. Appeals Bd. (1970) 3 Cal.3d 312 [35 Cal.Comp.Cases 500]; LeVesque v. Workmen's Comp. Appeals Bd. (1970) 1 Cal.3d 627 [35 Cal.Comp.Cases 16].) An adequate and complete record is necessary to understand the basis for the WCJ's decision. (Lab. Code, § 5313; see also Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 10787.) "It is the responsibility of the parties and

  The WCJ's order lacked rationale and record, depriving petitioner of meaningful appeal and the Board of basis to review the decision.

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