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This case concerns a petition for reconsideration by State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) following an order for sanctions against them. The sanctions were imposed due to SCIF's failure to timely pay a Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) for services rendered to an injured worker, and their subsequent failure to appear at hearings. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the reconsideration, adopting the Administrative Law Judge's report which found SCIF's actions constituted bad faith and delay tactics.
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This case concerns a petition for reconsideration by State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) following an order for sanctions against them. The sanctions were imposed due to SCIF's failure to timely pay a Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) for services rendered to an injured worker, and their subsequent failure to appear at hearings. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the reconsideration, adopting the Administrative Law Judge's report which found SCIF's actions constituted bad faith and delay tactics.
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