What the panel ordered
The petition for removal is denied.
Defendant filed a petition for removal from the order setting the matter for trial issued by the WCJ on October 23, 2025.
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 denied removal because the defendant did not show substantial prejudice or irreparable harm if removal was denied, nor that reconsideration would be inadequate if the matter proceeded to a final decision.
From the decision · page 1Defendant has filed a petition for removal from the order setting the matter for trial issued on October 23, 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.
Defendant did not demonstrate that substantial prejudice or irreparable harm would result if removal was denied.
Favours Defendant prevailed