Contribution; Statute of Limitations. Pursuant to Old Republic Insurance Company v. W.C.A.B. (Bennett) (writ denied), defendant was not barred by statute of limitations from seeking contribution against co-defendant for benefits owed to applicant based upon failure to timely file Petition for Contribution, when declaration of readiness to proceed was sufficient to "initiate proceedings" within one year of date of Stipulated Award under LC 5500.5(e). See Wines panel decision.

Discovery; Depositions. Majority of WCAB panel granted defendant's petition for removal from WCJ's order limiting type of employer representative allowed to attend deposition of applicant to a representative from human resources/claims management and precluding applicant's manager or co-worker from attending, when applicant did not show that he would be subjected to unwarranted annoyance, embarrassment or oppression so as to support exclusion of employer's management representative from his deposition, and there was no statutory basis for such exclusion. See Padilla panel decision.