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This case involves a defendant seeking reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision imposing sanctions for late payment of interpreter costs. The WCJ found sanctions were warranted under Labor Code section 5813, ordering the defendant to pay both the lien claimant and the General Fund. However, the WCAB granted reconsideration, rescinded the decision, and returned the matter to the trial level. The WCAB found the WCJ failed to establish bad faith required for sanctions and incorrectly ordered payment directly to the lien claimant instead of the General Fund.
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This case involves a defendant seeking reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision imposing sanctions for late payment of interpreter costs. The WCJ found sanctions were warranted under Labor Code section 5813, ordering the defendant to pay both the lien claimant and the General Fund. However, the WCAB granted reconsideration, rescinded the decision, and returned the matter to the trial level. The WCAB found the WCJ failed to establish bad faith required for sanctions and incorrectly ordered payment directly to the lien claimant instead of the General Fund.
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