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The Appeals Board granted the defendant's Petition for Removal, rescinding the WCJ's order for the defendant to provide points and authorities on the relevance of each exhibit. While the WCJ believed this was necessary for the mandatory settlement conference, the Board found that such a requirement was not mandated by Labor Code section 5502(d)(3). Instead, the Board clarified that relevance objections are properly addressed at trial, allowing parties to object to proffered exhibits at that time. This procedure sufficiently protects against irrelevant or objectionable evidence.
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The Appeals Board granted the defendant's Petition for Removal, rescinding the WCJ's order for the defendant to provide points and authorities on the relevance of each exhibit. While the WCJ believed this was necessary for the mandatory settlement conference, the Board found that such a requirement was not mandated by Labor Code section 5502(d)(3). Instead, the Board clarified that relevance objections are properly addressed at trial, allowing parties to object to proffered exhibits at that time. This procedure sufficiently protects against irrelevant or objectionable evidence.
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