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This case concerns an employer's unreasonable delay in providing a new treating physician to an applicant with a psyche injury, leading to a penalty under Labor Code section 5814. The defendant argued the delay was not unreasonable and was applicant's fault, but the Board found the employer has an affirmative duty to actively provide medical care. Based on the WCJ's report, which indicated no evidence of the defendant's efforts to locate a physician, reconsideration was denied. The Board affirmed the finding of unreasonable delay and the imposition of a penalty.
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This case concerns an employer's unreasonable delay in providing a new treating physician to an applicant with a psyche injury, leading to a penalty under Labor Code section 5814. The defendant argued the delay was not unreasonable and was applicant's fault, but the Board found the employer has an affirmative duty to actively provide medical care. Based on the WCJ's report, which indicated no evidence of the defendant's efforts to locate a physician, reconsideration was denied. The Board affirmed the finding of unreasonable delay and the imposition of a penalty.
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