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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address a denied lien claim by the Employment Development Department (EDD). The Board found that the EDD's lien was improperly denied by operation of law, despite the defendant's awareness of it and the applicant potentially receiving duplicate payments. The case is returned to the trial level for further proceedings to determine the merits of the EDD's lien and the issue of duplicate recovery.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address a denied lien claim by the Employment Development Department (EDD). The Board found that the EDD's lien was improperly denied by operation of law, despite the defendant's awareness of it and the applicant potentially receiving duplicate payments. The case is returned to the trial level for further proceedings to determine the merits of the EDD's lien and the issue of duplicate recovery.
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