Riverside WCAB District Office

The thing nobody warns you about

Photo ID is required at the security desk.

And if the building is at capacity, you may be held in the ground-floor food court until you can go up. That is a real and regular occurrence, not an edge case. Arrive early and plan for it, particularly on a conference-heavy morning.

Parking: downtown meters and city lots; a small lot at University & Main; and the Market Street garage — first 90 minutes free. Ninety minutes is not a settlement conference, so plan to pay beyond it.

Transit: Metrolink Riverside Line, Downtown Riverside station, about a mile away. RTA Route 50 serves the area.

Food: a ground-floor food court, Mission Inn restaurants, and the Main Street promenade.

What is remote and what is not

Remote by video: status conferences, mandatory settlement conferences, priority conferences, rating MSCs, and lien conferences.

In person: trials, lien trials, expedited hearings, and walk-throughs.

Walk-through hours: the standard 8:00–11:00 a.m. and 1:00–4:00 p.m. window.

Who is heard here

Riverside serves Riverside County by ZIP code — Riverside, Moreno Valley, Corona, Perris, Hemet, Temecula, Murrieta, Jurupa Valley, Banning, Beaumont, and the surrounding communities, extending toward the Coachella Valley.

The docket: warehouse and distribution, truck and delivery driving, agriculture and field work, food processing and packing, construction, healthcare, landscaping and tree care, casino and gaming, and staffing agency placements.

Heat is a first-order issue. Outdoor work runs against 8 CCR § 3395 — shade above 80°F, high-heat procedures at 95°F, with agriculture, construction, and landscaping among the named industries. Indoor work has been covered by § 3396 since July 23, 2024.

And there is no heat illness presumption in California — AB 1336 would have created one and was vetoed on October 15, 2025. Causation must be proved; a regulatory violation is strong evidence. Heat illness claims.

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