San Francisco, CA – The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted the 2013 ethics advisory committee’s annual report on its website. The Workers’ Compensation Ethics Advisory Committee (EAC) is a state committee independent of the Division of Workers’ Compensation. The Committee is charged with reviewing and monitoring complaints of misconduct filed against workers’ compensation administrative law judges.
As civil servants, the WCALJs are not subject to review by the California Commission on Judicial Performance, the agency which is responsible for investigating misconduct complaints directed at judges serving on the Supreme, Superior and Appellate courts. The EAC’s authority and duties are set forth in the California Code of Regulations, title 8, sections 9722 through 9723.
The EAC meets at regular intervals to review complaints of judicial misconduct and to make recommendations to the Chief Judge and the Administrative Director of the DWC if a complaint warrants a formal investigation by the Administrative Director’s staff.
The ethics advisory committee is required to make a public report each year summarizing activities in the previous calendar year.
The 2013 annual report may be viewed or downloaded at the DWC website here (PDF).
Source: CA DWC