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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the applicant's Petition for Removal, overturning a prior order that denied a Farsi interpreter for trial. The Board found that denying the interpreter would cause substantial prejudice and irreparable harm, violating due process principles, especially given the applicant's admitted speech difficulties from a stroke. The case is returned to the trial level for further proceedings, including the provision of a Farsi interpreter. This decision emphasizes the applicant's right to an interpreter for trial, regardless of past communication abilities.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the applicant's Petition for Removal, overturning a prior order that denied a Farsi interpreter for trial. The Board found that denying the interpreter would cause substantial prejudice and irreparable harm, violating due process principles, especially given the applicant's admitted speech difficulties from a stroke. The case is returned to the trial level for further proceedings, including the provision of a Farsi interpreter. This decision emphasizes the applicant's right to an interpreter for trial, regardless of past communication abilities.
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