What the panel ordered
The WCAB granted defendant's petition for reconsideration, amended Finding of Fact #16 to remove credit for certain temporary disability periods, affirmed the Findings and Award as amended, and returned the matter to the WCJ for further proceedings.
Defendant sought reconsideration of the Findings and Award issued by the WCJ on May 20, 2024; the WCAB granted reconsideration, amended Finding of Fact #16, and affirmed the F&A as amended.
This docket was decided more than once. Shown here is the latest released decision; we also hold August 4, 2023.
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 found applicant entitled to temporary disability indemnity for the period July 29, 2019 to July 23, 2020, rejecting defendant's claim for credit for overpayment for certain periods because the retirement was compelled by industrial injury and not voluntary.
From the decision · page 1Defendant seeks reconsideration of the Findings and Award (F&A) issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) on May 20, 2024, wherein the WCJ found in pertinent part that applicant sustained injury to his neck, low back, left shoulder, and psyche while employed by defendant as a bus operator during the period up through April 4, 2018; that applicant was permanent and stationary on July 23, 2020; that applicant is entitled to temporary disability for the period of July 29, 2019, to July 23, 2020; and that: