What the panel ordered
Petition for reconsideration granted in part; Findings and Award affirmed except issues of temporary disability period, LC 4850 benefits entitlement, lien, and attorney fees deferred and remanded to WCJ for further proceedings.
Defendant sought reconsideration of the Findings and Award issued by the WCJ on December 28, 2020, challenging the temporary total disability period and indemnity rate, among other issues.
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 WCJ and WCAB found no substantial evidence supporting the temporary total disability period from May 16, 2018, through July 16, 2019, and deferred the issue for further medical clarification.
From the decision · page 5Accordingly, we grant reconsideration and affirm the F&A except that we amend the F&A to defer the issues of: the period of applicant's temporary disability (Finding of Fact 4); applicant's entitlement to Labor Code section 4850 benefits (Finding of Fact 5); the lien of the California Association of Professional Firefighters (Finding of Fact 6); and the amount of attorney fees owed to applicant's counsel, based on the award of temporary disability indemnity and Labor Code section 4850 benefits (Finding of Fact 7). Based thereon we amend the Award and return the matter to the WCJ for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.