What the panel ordered
Petition for disqualification denied
Petition for disqualification of the WCJ filed by applicant
This docket was decided more than once. Shown here is the latest released decision; we also hold June 18, 2021.
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's Report and the record review showed no grounds for disqualification based on bias or prejudice, and the petition was denied.
From the decision · page 1Applicant seeks disqualification of the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) based upon various allegations that the WCJ is generally biased.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The WCJ's Report found no specific facts establishing bias or prejudice as required by law.