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Declaration of readiness (DOR or DR): A form used to request a hearing before a workers' compensation judge when you're ready to resolve a dispute. Defendant: The party -- usually your employer or its insurance company -- opposing you in a dispute over benefits or services.
An Expedited Hearing allows parties to have a Trial on limited issues as specified in Labor Code § 5502(b), and include the entitlement to medical treatment and temporary disability among other issues.
(a) Any objection to a Declaration of Readiness to Proceed shall be filed and served within 10 calendar days after service of the declaration. The objection shall set forth, under penalty of perjury, the specific reason why the case should not be set or why the requested proceedings are inappropriate.
File a declaration of readiness to proceed to expedited hearing when you need an expedited hearing on a claim that's been accepted. You can also use this form to request an expedited hearing if the insurance company hasn't approved medical treatment while investigating your claim.
A Declaration of Readiness to Proceed, also know as a ?D.O.R.?, is a document filed with the Workers Compensation Appeals Board ( WCAB ) that is pretty much what it sounds like ? a party is ready to see a Judge.
Priority conference means a proceeding in which the applicant is represented by an attorney and the issues in dispute at the time of the proceeding include employment and/or injury arising out of and in the course of employment.
Priority conferences are requested for denied cases to determine if an injury really occurred while the injured worker was working for the employer. This conference can be continued to a trial and your testimony will be taken to determine if you got injured on the job.
DWC-7 Notice to Employees-Injuries Caused by Work (English and Spanish). This form provides your employees with information regarding workers' compensation benefits and the Medical Provider Network (MPN) in California.
A mandatory settlement conference is what happens when a workers' compensation hearing allows the injured worker and the insurance company to discuss disputed issues. This conference is also where the parties can set the case up for the trial if needed.