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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the applicant's petition for reconsideration because it was not filed from a "final" order, which must determine substantive rights or liabilities. The WCAB treated the petition as one for removal and denied it, finding no showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm. The WCAB admonished the applicant's attorney for filing a petition challenging a clearly non-final order. Therefore, the petition for reconsideration was dismissed, and removal was denied.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the applicant's petition for reconsideration because it was not filed from a "final" order, which must determine substantive rights or liabilities. The WCAB treated the petition as one for removal and denied it, finding no showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm. The WCAB admonished the applicant's attorney for filing a petition challenging a clearly non-final order. Therefore, the petition for reconsideration was dismissed, and removal was denied.
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