What the panel ordered
Petition for reconsideration granted; final decision after reconsideration deferred pending further review of merits and entire record.
Petition for reconsideration of Findings and Order issued by WCJ on December 31, 2025, granted by WCAB panel on April 6, 2026, with final decision deferred pending further review.
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 timely acted on the petition within the 60-day period required by Labor Code section 5909 and provided proper notice of transmission to the parties, thus granting reconsideration and deferring final decision for further review.
From the decision · page 3Here, according to Events, the case was transmitted to the Appeals Board on February 4, 2026, and 60 days from the date of transmission is Sunday, April 5, 2026, which by operation of law means this decision is due by Monday, April 6, 2026. (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 10600.). This decision issued by or on April 6, 2026, so that we have timely acted on the Petition as required by section 5909(a).
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.