What the panel ordered
Petition for reconsideration denied by WCAB panel.
Petition for reconsideration filed by defendant challenging interlocutory finding/order for development of the record; WCJ found record development required; WCJ report recommended denial of petition; WCAB panel denies petition applying removal standard for interlocutory issues.
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 record development was required; the WCAB panel applied the removal standard for interlocutory issues and found no significant prejudice or irreparable harm to petitioner; reconsideration was deemed an adequate remedy; thus, the petition was denied.
From the decision · page 1Defendant seeks reconsideration of the Findings of Fact and Order issued by the workers compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) on May 14, 2025, wherein the WCJ found that development of the existing record was required in this matter.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.