What the panel ordered
The WCAB grants the Petition for Reconsideration, rescinds the May 7, 2025 Findings and Award, and returns the matter to the trial level for further proceedings.
Applicant seeks reconsideration of the Findings and Award issued May 7, 2025, by the WCJ, which denied penalties for delay in payment but awarded attorney's fees; the WCAB grants reconsideration and returns the matter for further proceedings.
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 found no unreasonable delay by defendant in reimbursing EDD and no basis for penalties, but awarded attorney's fees without sufficient findings of bad faith; the WCAB found insufficient evidence to support penalties or attorney's fees and remanded for further proceedings.
From the decision · page 1Applicant seeks reconsideration of the "Findings and Award" (F&A) issued on May 7, 2025, by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ). The F&A, in pertinent part, found that defendant did not unreasonably delay payment of temporary disability, permanent disability, or reimbursement to Employment Development Department (EDD), but found that applicant was entitled to attorney's fees pursuant to Labor Code1 section 5813 and awarded attorney's fees with the parties to adjust.