The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted a new court calendar on its website, listing daily hearing schedules at its 24 district offices and satellites. The calendar is updated daily and shows the schedule for the next two weeks.

Legal practitioners and others can now confirm court dates from their computers. “This will help them plan their schedules and will also reduce calls to our district offices,” said DWC Chief Judge Paige S. Levy.

The calendar is downloadable and sortable as a spreadsheet. Step-by-step instructions demonstrate how to filter by attorney name using Excel format.

Because of the size of the calendar download, it will be primarily of use to attorneys and claims administrators who are looking up multiple cases in which they are a party. Injured workers looking for information on their own cases are best served by using the public information case search tool or contacting the Information and Assistance Unit.

Users are responsible for ensuring the information obtained via the download function is not used for purposes other than those allowed by law.

The law requires that people requesting access to public information:

1) Identify themselves
2) State the reason for making the request
3) Not disclose the information to any person who is not entitled to it under Labor Code section 138.7.

Residence addresses and Social Security numbers of injured workers are confidential and are not disclosed by the Division of Workers’ Compensation. Documents are not available through this download. Requests for documents should be made following the guidelines for access to public records.