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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted removal and rescinded an interim discovery order. This order compelled the defendant to produce redacted disciplinary write-ups by four supervisors for the preceding three years. The Board found the request untimely, raised for the first time at a mandatory settlement conference without prior diligent pursuit, and potentially overbroad. Further, the Board was concerned about potential privacy violations and prejudice to unidentifiable disciplined employees.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted removal and rescinded an interim discovery order. This order compelled the defendant to produce redacted disciplinary write-ups by four supervisors for the preceding three years. The Board found the request untimely, raised for the first time at a mandatory settlement conference without prior diligent pursuit, and potentially overbroad. Further, the Board was concerned about potential privacy violations and prejudice to unidentifiable disciplined employees.
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