Section 123.6 Of Chapter 5. Division Of Workers’ Compensation From California Labor Code >> Division 1. >> Chapter 5.
123.6
. (a) All workers' compensation administrative law judges
employed by the administrative director shall subscribe to the Code
of Judicial Ethics adopted by the Supreme Court pursuant to
subdivision (m) of Section 18 of Article VI of the California
Constitution for the conduct of judges and shall not otherwise,
directly or indirectly, engage in conduct contrary to that code or to
the commentary to the Code of Judicial Ethics.
In consultation with the Commission on Judicial Performance, the
administrative director shall adopt regulations to enforce this
section. To the extent possible, the rules shall be consistent with
the procedures established by the Commission on Judicial Performance
for regulating the activities of state judges, and, to the extent
possible, with the gift, honoraria, and travel restrictions on
legislators contained in the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Title 9
(commencing with Section 81000) of the Government Code).
(b) Honoraria or travel allowed by the administrative director,
and not otherwise prohibited by this section in connection with any
public or private conference, convention, meeting, social event, or
like gathering, the cost of which is significantly paid for by
attorneys who practice before the board, may not be accepted unless
the administrative director has provided prior approval in writing to
the workers' compensation administrative law judge allowing him or
her to accept those payments.