Digest of COSHAB Decision After Reconsideration dated February 28, 1978, Docket No. 76-R2D4-1079. Harold Mitchell, Chairman; Ford B. Ford and Mark K. Bowers, Members.
The order of the Appeals Board dismissing the appeal for a non-appearance was affirmed.
"California Labor Code section 6611(a) provides the Appeals Board with the authority to dismiss an appeal upon the absence of the employer from a properly noticed hearing.
"In the instant case, the facts establish that Petitioner was informed of the hearing date but consciously chose not to attend said hearing due to a purported inability to acquire legal representation.
"Labor Code section 6611
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