Headnote for 0914E, 1107.02000 - Weight Given to ALJ's Proposed Decision: Findings, Conclusions, Credibility Resolutions - California Public Employment Relations Board

CASE PROCESSING PROCEDURES;PROCEDURES BEFORE THE BOARD – Weight Given to ALJ's Proposed Decision: Findings, Conclusions, Credibility Resolutions

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1107.00000 – CASE PROCESSING PROCEDURES;PROCEDURES BEFORE THE BOARD
1107.02000 – Weight Given to ALJ’s Proposed Decision: Findings, Conclusions, Credibility Resolutions

Board generally gives deference to ALJ's credibility determinations since they witness the live testimony and are in a much better position to accurately make such determinations; pp. 4-5. When there is no basis for overturning the ALJ's credibility determnations, Board must defer to the ALJ's findings which incorporate such determinations; p. 4.