What the panel ordered
Petition for removal denied by Appeals Board panel.
Petition for removal from order taking case off calendar filed by defendant; WCJ issued order taking case off calendar on February 12, 2026; WCJ filed Report and Recommendation on Petition for Removal recommending denial of removal; no Answer received from applicant; matter reviewed by Appeals Board panel.
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 Appeals Board denied removal because the petitioner did not show substantial prejudice or irreparable harm if removal was denied, and reconsideration was deemed an adequate remedy.
From the decision · page 1Defendant has filed a petition for removal from the order taking the case off calendar issued on February 12, 2026, by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ). The WCJ noted in the minutes that defendant was to draft a letter to the qualified medical evaluator (QME) requesting that the QME address cumulative injury.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.