What the panel ordered
Petition for removal denied.
Defendant filed a petition for removal from the WCJ order taking the matter off calendar issued on October 10, 2024. The WCJ filed a Report and Recommendation to deny removal. The WCAB panel reviewed the petition and the WCJ's report and denied the petition for removal.
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 analysis found no substantial prejudice or irreparable harm if removal was denied, and reconsideration was deemed an adequate remedy, so removal was denied.
From the decision · page 1Defendant has filed a petition for removal1 from the order taking the matter off calendar that issued on October 10, 2024, by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ).
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Defendant did not show that substantial prejudice or irreparable harm would result if removal was denied.