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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded a previous Findings and Award because the Administrative Law Judge (WCJ) failed to determine which version of Labor Code section 5814 applied to the applicant's claim for penalty payments. The WCJ also made conditional findings and left the exact penalty amount for future negotiation, which the Board found improper. The case is returned to the trial level for the WCJ to make definitive findings of fact and law on all presented issues.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded a previous Findings and Award because the Administrative Law Judge (WCJ) failed to determine which version of Labor Code section 5814 applied to the applicant's claim for penalty payments. The WCJ also made conditional findings and left the exact penalty amount for future negotiation, which the Board found improper. The case is returned to the trial level for the WCJ to make definitive findings of fact and law on all presented issues.
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