CA AB1426

Eliminates the position of court administrator in the Division of Workers' Compensation and redistributes duties to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board and Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation.

Transfers authority for establishing uniform district office procedures, forms, and court settings from the court administrator to the Appeals Board, with violations subject to disciplinary proceedings.

Assigns the Administrative Director responsibility for establishing priority calendars for expedited hearings on medical treatment, temporary disability, and employment liability disputes, with determinations due within 30 days.

Declares that existing regulations adopted by the court administrator remain in effect and are deemed to belong to either the Appeals Board or Administrative Director depending on their subject matter.

Takes effect immediately as an urgency statute to streamline workers' compensation adjudication procedures during the vacancy in the court administrator position.