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DIVISION 4. WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE 3200-6002›PART 3.5. ARBITRATION 5270-5278

§ 5272

California Labor Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Arbitrators shall have all of the statutory and regulatory duties and responsibilities of a workers’ compensation judge, as set forth in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 5300) of Part 4, except for the following:

(a) Arbitrators shall have no power to order the injured worker to be examined by a qualified medical evaluator pursuant to Sections 5701 and 5703.5.

(b) Arbitrators shall not have power of contempt.

(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1550, Sec. 51.)

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