What the panel ordered
Petition for reconsideration granted; final decision after reconsideration deferred pending further review of merits and entire record.
Applicant sought reconsideration of the WCJ's Joint Findings of Fact issued November 20, 2025, which found applicant was an independent contractor, not an employee. The WCJ recommended denial of reconsideration. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration and deferred final decision pending further review.
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 applicant was an independent contractor, but the Appeals Board granted reconsideration to further review the employment status issue.
From the decision · page 1Applicant seeks reconsideration of the "Joint Findings of Fact" (F&A) issued on November 20, 2025, by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ). The WCJ found, in pertinent part, that applicant was not an employee of defendant Pacific Attorney Group (PAG), but an independent contractor.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.