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The Board granted reconsideration of an award finding serious and willful misconduct by the employer, affirming the finding of misconduct for the reasons cited by the WCJ. However, the Board deferred the issue of whether the increased compensation award exceeds constitutional limits as per Ferguson v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd., retaining jurisdiction for the WCJ to address this question. The Supplemental Findings, Award and Order were amended to reflect this deferral and reservation of jurisdiction.
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The Board granted reconsideration of an award finding serious and willful misconduct by the employer, affirming the finding of misconduct for the reasons cited by the WCJ. However, the Board deferred the issue of whether the increased compensation award exceeds constitutional limits as per Ferguson v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd., retaining jurisdiction for the WCJ to address this question. The Supplemental Findings, Award and Order were amended to reflect this deferral and reservation of jurisdiction.
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