Labor Code - LAB
DIVISION 4. WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE [3200 - 6002]
( Heading of Division 4 amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 373. ) PART 4. COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS [5300 - 6002]
( Part 4 enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90. ) CHAPTER 7. Reconsideration and Judicial Review [5900 - 6002]
( Heading of Chapter 7 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 778. ) ARTICLE 1. Reconsideration [5900 - 5911]
( Heading of Article 1 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 778. ) 5906.
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.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 326, Sec. 31.)