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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted the applicant's petition for removal, overturning a prior order that denied a change of venue. The applicant, residing and injured in Santa Barbara County, sought to transfer his cases from the San Luis Obispo office to Santa Barbara, arguing substantial prejudice due to geographical inconvenience. The WCAB found that Santa Barbara office functions as a regular district office despite its "satellite" designation, making venue proper there per Labor Code § 5501.5(a). Consequently, the WCAB ordered venue transferred to the Santa Barbara office for both cases.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted the applicant's petition for removal, overturning a prior order that denied a change of venue. The applicant, residing and injured in Santa Barbara County, sought to transfer his cases from the San Luis Obispo office to Santa Barbara, arguing substantial prejudice due to geographical inconvenience. The WCAB found that Santa Barbara office functions as a regular district office despite its "satellite" designation, making venue proper there per Labor Code § 5501.5(a). Consequently, the WCAB ordered venue transferred to the Santa Barbara office for both cases.
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