What the panel ordered
Petition for reconsideration granted in part; WCJ Findings of Fact affirmed as to Hoplon Group, LLC as employer on injury date; issue of Liebo Builders' employment deferred; matter remanded for further proceedings.
Petition for reconsideration filed by defendant The Hoplon Group, LLC, seeking review of WCJ Findings of Fact issued February 4, 2026; WCJ issued Report and Recommendation to deny petition; WCAB granted reconsideration, affirmed WCJ finding that Hoplon was employer on injury date, deferred issue of Liebo Builders' employment status, and remanded for further proceedings.
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 found Hoplon Group, LLC was the employer on the injury date based on testimony and evidence, but deferred the issue of Liebo Builders' employment status due to unclear control and subcontracting arrangements.
From the decision · page 1Defendant The Hoplon Group, LLC (Hoplon) seeks reconsideration of the Findings of Fact (Findings), issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) on February 4, 2026, wherein the WCJ found in pertinent part that applicant was employed by the Hoplon Group on December 1, 2020, the date of the alleged work-related injury.