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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the employer's Petition for Reconsideration because the underlying order allowing an additional Qualified Medical Examiner was not a "final" decision as defined by law. The Board also denied the Petition for Removal, finding no showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm required for this extraordinary remedy. Reconsideration was deemed an adequate potential remedy if a final adverse decision were issued. Therefore, both petitions were rejected.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the employer's Petition for Reconsideration because the underlying order allowing an additional Qualified Medical Examiner was not a "final" decision as defined by law. The Board also denied the Petition for Removal, finding no showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm required for this extraordinary remedy. Reconsideration was deemed an adequate potential remedy if a final adverse decision were issued. Therefore, both petitions were rejected.
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