What the panel ordered
The petition for disqualification filed on December 19, 2024, was dismissed as untimely.
Applicant filed a petition for disqualification of the WCJ alleging bias, which was considered along with a supplemental petition and the WCJ's Report and Recommendation on Petition for Disqualification.
This docket was decided more than once. Shown here is the latest released decision; we also hold July 15, 2024.
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 petition was dismissed as untimely because it was filed more than 10 days after the grounds for disqualification were known, and the allegations were conclusory without specific facts.
From the decision · page 1Applicant, in pro per, seeks to disqualify the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ). Applicant generally alleges that the WCJ has evidenced bias in previously issuing a finding against applicant, which was thereafter rescinded on reconsideration.