Where this sits
- Chapter 4.5.
- Division of Workers' Compensation
- Subchapter 2. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board--Rules and Practice Procedure
- Article 16. Liens
The regulation, as printed
The statute above this rule
Every regulation names the Labor Code it was written under. This is where the two halves of the law meet.
ImplementsLabor Code § 4603.2Labor Code § 4603.3Labor Code § 4603.6Labor Code § 4610.5Labor Code § 4610.6Labor Code § 4616.3Labor Code § 4616.4Labor Code § 4622
Authority and history
Note: Authority cited: Sections 133, 5307, 5309 and 5708, Labor Code. Reference: Sections 4903, 4903.05, 4903.06, 4903.8, 4903.1, 4903.4, 4903.5, 4903.6, 4904, 4603.2, 4603.3, 4603.6, 4610.5, 4610.6, 4616.3, 4616.4, 4622 and 5813, Labor Code.
1. New section filed 12-17-2019; operative 1-1-2020. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code section 11351 (Register 2019, No. 51).
What panels did with this rule
Released decisions that named § 10872, with the passage each turned on. A panel decision persuades; it does not bind.
- ADJ16423182 · 2026-02-23 · Los Angeles District Office8 CCR § 10872
Determinative passage · p.8(b) The lien claimant shall appear at any hearing that was noticed prior to the resolution or withdrawal of the lien unless excused by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. The lien claimant shall be excused from appearing at any subsequently noticed hearing.
Lien claimant failed to appear at the lien trial after withdrawing the lien, which may give rise to sanctions, but the record was inadequate to determine propriety.
Official decision · page 8 → - ADJ13700405 · 2024-09-30 · Santa Ana District Office8 CCR § 10872
Determinative passage · p.6As Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 10872(a) provides that a lien is resolved when payment in accordance with an order or an informal agreement has been made. The lien is considered to have been resolved on February 7, 2023, the time the payment of the agreed-upon sum was received.
The lien was considered resolved as of February 7, 2023, when payment was received.
Official decision · page 6 →
Rules beside this one
Article 16. Liens — regulations rarely stand alone, and the answer is often two sections away.
- § 10868Notices of Representation for Lien Claimants.2 decisions
- § 10869Report of Settlement Conference Referee. [Repealed]
- § 10870Approval of Compromise and Release. [Repealed]
- § 10873Lien Claimant Declarations of Readiness to Proceed.
- § 10874Verification to Filing of Declaration of Readiness to Proceed by or on Behalf of Lien Claimant.
- § 10875Lien Conferences.4 decisions