What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied.
Defendant filed a Petition for Reconsideration of the Order Approving Compromise and Release issued by the WCJ and served on March 21, 2026. The WCJ issued a Report and Recommendation to deny the Petition. The WCAB panel reviewed and denied the Petition on June 22, 2026.
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 Petition for Reconsideration was denied because the petitioner did not allege any grounds allowed under Labor Code Section 5903 and the petition was not timely acted upon within 60 days as required by Labor Code Section 5909.
From the decision · page 8For the foregoing reasons, IT IS ORDERED that the Petition for Reconsideration is DENIED.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The Petition for Reconsideration did not allege any error or grounds allowed under Labor Code Section 5903.
Favours Defendant prevailed
Because the petition lacked proper grounds, it was denied.
From the decision · page 6Petitioner in their Petition for Reconsideration is not alleging any error or by the order, decision or award made and filed by the appeals board or a workers' compensation judge, the board acted without or in excess of its powers. There is no request to overturn an appeals board or workers' compensation judge's decision or order. Based on that fact the Petition for Reconsideration should be denied.
The petition was not acted upon within 60 days of transmission to the Appeals Board as required by Labor Code Section 5909.
Favours Defendant prevailed
The Appeals Board deemed the petition denied due to lack of timely action.
From the decision · page 3Former section 5909 provided that a petition for reconsideration was deemed denied unless the Appeals Board acted on the petition within 60 days from the date of filing. (Lab. Code, § 5909.) Effective July 2, 2024, section 5909 was amended to state in relevant part that:
The rules the panel named
Authorities as the decision cited them, with how this panel applied each one.
Labor Code Section 5903
Petition for reconsideration must be filed on grounds specified in Labor Code Section 5903.
The petition did not meet any of the grounds allowed under Labor Code Section 5903.
From the decision · page 6Secondly, what Petitioner seeks is for a judicial determination and/or judicial finding by the appeals board and/or workers' compensation judge as to the exact reading and meaning of the terms that the parties entered into in the Compromise and Release. Such a request is not a proper grounds for which a Petition for Reconsideration can be based on. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 5903, the only grounds that parties may seek reconsideration are the following:
Labor Code Section 5909
Appeals Board must act on petition for reconsideration within 60 days of transmission of case to the board.
The petition was not timely acted upon within 60 days as required by Labor Code Section 5909.
From the decision · page 3Former section 5909 provided that a petition for reconsideration was deemed denied unless the Appeals Board acted on the petition within 60 days from the date of filing. (Lab. Code, § 5909.) Effective July 2, 2024, section 5909 was amended to state in relevant part that:
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