What the panel ordered
Petition for removal denied.
Defendant filed a petition for removal from the order setting the matter for trial issued on May 19, 2025, 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 Appeals Board found that the petitioner did not show substantial prejudice or irreparable harm if removal was denied, nor that reconsideration would be inadequate if a final adverse decision issued.
From the decision · page 1Defendant has filed a petition for removal from the order setting the matter for trial issued on May 19, 2025, 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.
Petitioner did not demonstrate substantial prejudice or irreparable harm if removal was denied.
Favours Defendant prevailed