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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the applicant's Petition for Reconsideration because it sought review of a non-final order changing venue. The WCAB denied the Petition for Removal, finding that the change of venue to Redding was proper. This decision was based on the defendant's timely objection to the original venue, especially considering the destruction of the applicant's employer's facility by wildfire and the geographic distance involved. The WCAB also admonished the applicant's counsel to correctly file petitions for removal, not reconsideration, when addressing non-final orders.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the applicant's Petition for Reconsideration because it sought review of a non-final order changing venue. The WCAB denied the Petition for Removal, finding that the change of venue to Redding was proper. This decision was based on the defendant's timely objection to the original venue, especially considering the destruction of the applicant's employer's facility by wildfire and the geographic distance involved. The WCAB also admonished the applicant's counsel to correctly file petitions for removal, not reconsideration, when addressing non-final orders.
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