Within 30 days after the petition for rehearing is denied, or, if the petition is granted, within 30 days after the rendition of amended findings of fact on rehearing, any person affected thereby, including this system, may apply to the Supreme Court or to the court of appeal of the appellate district in which he or she resides, for a writ of review, for the purpose of inquiring into and determining the lawfulness of the findings of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board.

(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Terms Used In California Government Code 21168

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • compensation: means the remuneration paid out of funds controlled by the employer in payment for the member's services performed during normal working hours or for time during which the member is excused from work because of any of the following:

    California Government Code 20630

  • Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
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