If, at the time any variance application or appeal is filed, one or more prior applications or appeals by or involving the same employer and involving the same or similar issues have not been decided by the board or a hearing officer, such prior applications or appeals may, upon notice to the parties, be deemed merged into the last application or appeal filed, and the Standards Board may issue a single decision.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 8, § 417.2
Note: Authority cited: Section 143.2, Labor Code. Reference: Section 143.2, Labor Code.