Headnote for 2624S, 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

Although the Board applies a de novo standard of review and is free to draw its own conclusions from the record, it recognizes that “a hearing officer who has observed the testimony of witnesses under oath is better positioned than the Board itself to make credibility determinations based on observational factors, such as the demeanor, manner, or attitude of witness[es].”