Labor Code section 5272

Arbitrators shall have all of the statutory and regulatory duties and responsibilities of a workers’ compensation judge, as set forth in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 5300) of Part 4, except for the following:

(a)

Arbitrators shall have no power to order the injured worker to be examined by a qualified medical evaluator pursuant to Section 5701 and 5703.5.

(b)

Arbitrators shall not have power of contempt.

Source: Section 5272, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=5272.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1990; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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