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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board considered a petition for removal filed by defendant SCIF, contesting a joinder order issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge on October 15, 2024. Defendant claimed the joinder was inappropriate due to a lack of service. The Board emphasized that removal is an extraordinary remedy and found that the petitioner did not demonstrate substantial prejudice or irreparable harm. Consequently, the Board dismissed the Petition for Removal, directing the WCJ to treat it as a petition to set aside the joinder and schedule a hearing to establish a record for determining the joinder's appropriateness.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board considered a petition for removal filed by defendant SCIF, contesting a joinder order issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge on October 15, 2024. Defendant claimed the joinder was inappropriate due to a lack of service. The Board emphasized that removal is an extraordinary remedy and found that the petitioner did not demonstrate substantial prejudice or irreparable harm. Consequently, the Board dismissed the Petition for Removal, directing the WCJ to treat it as a petition to set aside the joinder and schedule a hearing to establish a record for determining the joinder's appropriateness.
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