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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration to address delays in applicant Heath Oltman's serious and willful misconduct (S&W) petition. At a Commissioners' Conference, parties agreed the S&W claim could proceed independently of the employer's efforts to set aside an earlier Compromise and Release (C&R). The WCAB affirmed the S&W trial's progression while rescinding the denial of the employer's petition to set aside the C&R, deferring that issue until after the S&W trial is concluded.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration to address delays in applicant Heath Oltman's serious and willful misconduct (S&W) petition. At a Commissioners' Conference, parties agreed the S&W claim could proceed independently of the employer's efforts to set aside an earlier Compromise and Release (C&R). The WCAB affirmed the S&W trial's progression while rescinding the denial of the employer's petition to set aside the C&R, deferring that issue until after the S&W trial is concluded.
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