Section 2689 Of Chapter 3. Arbitration From California Labor Code >> Division 2. >> Part 11. >> Chapter 3.
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. To facilitate the conduct of the hearing, the following
procedures shall govern:
(a) Upon good cause shown by a party, the chairperson shall be
empowered to issue subpoenae duces tecum and ad testificandum.
(b) Each party may be represented by an attorney at the party's
own expense.
(c) The formal rules of evidence shall not be applicable, but any
relevant evidence shall be admitted if it is evidence upon which
responsible persons would rely in the conduct of serious business
affairs.
(d) All testimony shall be taken under oath.
(e) No formal written records shall be kept unless one or both
parties agree to employ at their own expense a qualified court
reporter for that purpose. In such case, a copy of the record shall
be provided to the panel and a copy shall be made available to the
other party at the standard cost for such additional copies.
(f) Those in attendance at the hearing shall be limited to the
panel, the parties and their counsel, a court reporter, interpreters
when requested by a party or the panel, and witnesses while
testifying.
(g) Upon the request of a panel member, the panel may allow a
period, not to exceed three days following the conclusion of the
hearing, during which time a party may submit otherwise admissible
evidence not available during the course of the hearing.