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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration, rescinded the prior award, and amended the decision. The WCAB affirmed the Labor Code section 5814 penalty for the employer's unreasonable delay in paying a portion of the deposition attorney's fees. However, the WCAB rescinded the Labor Code section 5814.5 attorney's fees award because there was no prior enforcement of an award to justify them, and remanded the issue of sanctions for further proceedings.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration, rescinded the prior award, and amended the decision. The WCAB affirmed the Labor Code section 5814 penalty for the employer's unreasonable delay in paying a portion of the deposition attorney's fees. However, the WCAB rescinded the Labor Code section 5814.5 attorney's fees award because there was no prior enforcement of an award to justify them, and remanded the issue of sanctions for further proceedings.
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