What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied by the WCAB panel decision dated July 3, 2023.
Petition for Reconsideration filed by defendant on May 12, 2023, challenging the Findings, Award and Order of April 24, 2023, denied by the WCAB panel decision dated July 3, 2023.
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.
AOE/COEApplicant prevailedCOVID-19
The WCJ found that applicant sustained injury AOE/COE on March 12, 2020, from contracting COVID-19 at work, supported by substantial medical evidence from Dr. Dreyfuss showing increased risk compared to the general public.
From the decision · page 4The court reviewed the evidence submitted by the parties, both documentary and testamentary. Based on the same, including, but not limited to, the testimony of the applicant, and medical reporting of Court Appointed Regular Physician Bruce J. Dreyfuss, M.D. dated February 13, 2023, and February 20, 2023, it was found that applicant sustained injury AOE/COE on March 12, 2020, as a result of contracting COVID-19 and compensable sequences thereof.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.