Woods, Tamara

Applicant Tamara Woods claims a cumulative psyche injury while working for the County of Sacramento, a permissibly self-insured employer. Her application listed a non-attorney hearing representative, S. Yvonne Bailey, whose name and address appeared on the opening document but who was never placed on the Official Address Record (OAR). The WCJ ordered applicant and her representative to appear at a future trial, but the WCAB repeatedly failed to serve Ms. Bailey with notices of hearing, and after applicant did not appear on October 9, 2023, the WCJ issued NITs and ultimately dismissed the application. The Board granted reconsideration, holding that because the hearing representative complied with Rule 10401(c) and should have been on the OAR but was never served notice of the trial, the dismissal violated due process. The order was rescinded and the matter returned to the trial level.