Unless the notice otherwise provides, the applicant shall be present at a mandatory settlement conference as provided in Labor Code section 5502, subdivision (e) and the defendant and lien claimants whose liens have not been resolved or withdrawn shall have a person available with settlement authority. The person designated by the defendant to be available with settlement authority need not be present if an attorney or representative who is present can obtain immediate authority by telephone. The representative of the lien claimant with settlement authority must be present or available by telephone. Government entities shall have a person available with settlement authority to the fullest extent allowed by law.

At the time of trial, all parties shall be present and the defendants shall have a person available with settlement authority in the same manner as set forth above. If a lien claimant whose lien has not been resolved or withdrawn is not present at the time of trial, the lien claimant shall have a person available with settlement authority in the same manner as set forth above.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 133 and 5307, Labor Code. Reference: Sections 5502(e) and 5708, Labor Code.