JUANITA NUNO vs. SAFEWAY, INC., Permissibly Self-Insured

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed Safeway's petition for reconsideration and removal concerning a finding about a potential surgical consult. The Board found the judge's finding was not a final order subject to reconsideration as it was prospective and contingent. Similarly, it was not an order or decision subject to removal because it did not definitively order any action or decide any rights. Safeway's argument that applicant's trust in a specific doctor was irrelevant was not addressed as the petition was dismissed on procedural grounds.