What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration dismissed; Petition for Removal denied; matter returned to WCJ for further proceedingsp. 8
The applicant and defendant jointly seek reconsideration, and in the alternative, removal, in response to the First Amended Order Suspending Action (OSA) Compromise & Release (C&R), issued by the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) on May 8, 2025 and served on May 9, 2025. The WCJ issued a Report and Recommendation on Petition for Removal/Reconsideration (Report) recommending that the joint Petition be denied.
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 panel returned the matter for further proceedings without deciding the merits of the MSA clause or settlement adequacy.
From the decision · page 6the main issues involve whether the “if living” clause in the MSA Allocation is impermissible, and whether the C&R is adequate.
The panel returned the matter for further proceedings without deciding the merits of the MSA clause or settlement adequacy.