The Blackletter on California Workers’ Compensation
Every rule stated by the Appeals Board en banc, in the court’s own words — 338 quotations from 9 decisions, verbatim and verified. Cite as Blackletter § N.N (2026). PDF · search · about
Chapter 1 · The System
- § 1.1The Weight of En Banc Decisions
- § 1.2En Banc Precedent: Stare Decisis; No Supersession by Regulation
- § 1.3The Appeals Board as Court; Rulemaking Authority and Its Limits
- § 1.4Statutory Construction; Prospective Application of New Interpretations
- § 1.5Regulations: Whose Rules, and the Test of Validity
Chapter 3 · The Employment Relationship
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Chapter 4 · Injury: AOE/COE
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Chapter 5 · Specific & Cumulative Injury; Limitations
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Chapter 6 · Psychiatric Injury
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Chapter 7 · Presumptions
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Chapter 8 · Medical Treatment
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Chapter 10 · Temporary Disability
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Chapter 11 · Permanent Disability & Rating
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Chapter 12 · Apportionment
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Chapter 13 · Death Benefits
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Chapter 18 · Liens & Costs
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Chapter 19 · Settlement
- § 19.1No Settlement Without Approval
- § 19.2Validity: A Settlement Is a Contract
- § 19.3The Order Suspending Action and the Adequacy Hearing
- § 19.4What Adequacy Review Protects; What It Does Not
- § 19.5Information Bearing on Adequacy: Medicals, Civil Actions, Scope
- § 19.6Stipulations Are Not Held to Substantial-Evidence Proof
Chapter 23 · Third-Party Actions & Subrogation
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Chapter 25 · Reopening & Enforcement of Awards
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Chapter 27 · State Funds: SIBTF & UEBTF
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Chapter 28 · Claims Administration & Defense
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