What the panel ordered
WCJ Minute Order of July 22, 2021 rescinded; matter returned to trial level for further proceedings.
Petition for removal of WCJ Minute Order denying expedited hearing granted by WCAB panel; matter returned to trial level for further proceedings.
This docket was decided more than once. Shown here is the latest released decision; we also hold October 4, 2021.
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 WCAB panel found that the WCJ's denial of an expedited hearing based on the absence of an admitted body part was invalid under Labor Code section 5502, and that the matter should be returned to the trial level for further proceedings with a complete evidentiary record.
From the decision · page 1Applicant seeks removal of the Minute Order (Order) issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) on July 22, 2021. By the Order, the WCJ took the matter off calendar on the basis that expedited hearings are limited to claims with one or more accepted body parts.