Employer’s Attorney’s Views on – “Affirmative Defenses” of Appeals

SAN DIEGO - Oakland lawyer Frederick L. Walter wrote to say he enjoyed our reporting of the Cal-OSH Appeals Board's pre-hearing conference procedure (NEWS p. 00-6085). "I applaud the Board for being pro-active in its attempt to speed up the appeals process. The use of pre-trial conferences may also solve another problem: identifying issues and defenses to be tried in cases that do not settle."Walter said he was watching to see how the board will approach reconsideration of the ALJ decision in Cali