What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied by WCAB panel.
Petition for Reconsideration filed by defendant Modesto Fire Department disputing penalties found due to unreasonable delay of benefits; WCJ recommended denial of petition; WCAB panel denies petition for reconsideration.
This docket was decided more than once. Shown here is the latest released decision; we also hold January 24, 2025.
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 the petition for reconsideration timely and denied it on the merits, upholding the penalties for unreasonable delay of benefits due to the defendant's failure to rebut the presumption and unreasonable denial of claims.
From the decision · page 1OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.