What the panel ordered
Findings, Award and Order by the WCJ on June 21, 2021 affirmed; Petition for Reconsideration by employer denied.
Petition for Reconsideration filed by defendant employer Pace Supply Corporation seeking reconsideration of the June 21, 2021 Findings, Award and Order; Petition denied and WCJ decision affirmed.
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
The applicant's vocational expert opinion of 100% permanent disability was found better reasoned and consistent with the medical evidence and applicant's credible testimony, supporting permanent total disability without apportionment.
The employer's knowledge of the broken forklift taillight, failure to take corrective action, and the causal connection to the injury supported a finding of serious and willful misconduct, resulting in a 50% increase in compensation.