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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the applicant's petition for reconsideration because it was not taken from a "final" order, but rather an interlocutory procedural ruling. The WCAB also denied the applicant's petition for removal, finding no evidence of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm justifying this extraordinary remedy. The WCAB adopted the workers' compensation administrative law judge's report, which detailed why the underlying order was not final and why removal was inappropriate. Ultimately, the WCAB found reconsideration and removal were not warranted in this instance.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the applicant's petition for reconsideration because it was not taken from a "final" order, but rather an interlocutory procedural ruling. The WCAB also denied the applicant's petition for removal, finding no evidence of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm justifying this extraordinary remedy. The WCAB adopted the workers' compensation administrative law judge's report, which detailed why the underlying order was not final and why removal was inappropriate. Ultimately, the WCAB found reconsideration and removal were not warranted in this instance.
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