What the panel ordered
The Petition for Reconsideration was dismissed because the order was not final.
Defendant filed a Petition for Reconsideration of a non-final order by the WCJ.
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 was dismissed because the order was interlocutory and not final, thus not subject to reconsideration under Labor Code sections 5900(a), 5902, and 5903 and relevant case law.
From the decision · page 1We have considered the allegations of defendant's Petition for Reconsideration, applicant's answer and the contents of the report of the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) with respect thereto. Based on our review of the record, the petition seeks reconsideration of a non-final order and will be dismissed.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The order setting aside the Order Approving Compromise and Release was not a final determination on the dispute.