| | 2.__Employ.__The executive director, on behalf of the board, | may employ hearing officers and mediators who are unclassified | employees subject to the Civil Service Law.__They are entitled | to receive reimbursement of their actual, necessary and | reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their | duties, consistent with policies established by the board. |
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| | This bill transfers the authority to hire workers' | compensation hearing officers and mediators from the 8-member | board to the agency's executive director, while still | retaining the option of obtaining the services of these | hearing officers and mediators either as agency employees or | on a contractual basis. |
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