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The defendant sought reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision awarding a lien claimant $1,340.00 for Farsi interpreting services at two hearings. The defendant argued the lien claimant failed to prove necessity without medical evidence and raised standing and filing issues for the first time. The WCAB affirmed the original award, finding the defendant waived new arguments by not raising them earlier and that the lien claimant successfully demonstrated the necessity of services for the applicant's meaningful participation. The WCAB also upheld the agreed-upon hourly rate for the interpreting services.
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The defendant sought reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision awarding a lien claimant $1,340.00 for Farsi interpreting services at two hearings. The defendant argued the lien claimant failed to prove necessity without medical evidence and raised standing and filing issues for the first time. The WCAB affirmed the original award, finding the defendant waived new arguments by not raising them earlier and that the lien claimant successfully demonstrated the necessity of services for the applicant's meaningful participation. The WCAB also upheld the agreed-upon hourly rate for the interpreting services.
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