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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and reversed a prior ruling, finding the defendant improperly calculated permanent disability advances under a Compromise and Release (C&R). The Board determined the applicant is owed the remaining $3,910.00 balance from the C&R, plus interest. Furthermore, the defendant's delay in payment was deemed unreasonable, warranting a 10% Labor Code section 5814 penalty and a statutory attorney's fee for enforcing the award.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and reversed a prior ruling, finding the defendant improperly calculated permanent disability advances under a Compromise and Release (C&R). The Board determined the applicant is owed the remaining $3,910.00 balance from the C&R, plus interest. Furthermore, the defendant's delay in payment was deemed unreasonable, warranting a 10% Labor Code section 5814 penalty and a statutory attorney's fee for enforcing the award.
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