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This case concerns an employer's appeal of an award for interpreter services rendered to an injured worker. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the employer's petition for reconsideration, upholding the administrative law judge's findings. The judge had awarded the interpreter her claimed market rate, imposed penalties for unreasonable delay in payment, and ordered sanctions and attorney fees due to the employer's actions. The employer argued the market rate was unsupported, penalties were unwarranted due to alleged procedural errors by the interpreter, and sanctions were unjust.
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This case concerns an employer's appeal of an award for interpreter services rendered to an injured worker. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the employer's petition for reconsideration, upholding the administrative law judge's findings. The judge had awarded the interpreter her claimed market rate, imposed penalties for unreasonable delay in payment, and ordered sanctions and attorney fees due to the employer's actions. The employer argued the market rate was unsupported, penalties were unwarranted due to alleged procedural errors by the interpreter, and sanctions were unjust.
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