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Applicant Veronica Emmerichs filed a Petition for Disqualification against a workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ), alleging bias and impropriety, including dismissing her case without notice. The WCJ recommended denying the petition. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) reviewed the petition and, finding it lacked sufficient factual declarations and was untimely, denied the Petition for Disqualification. This followed a previous decision by the WCAB on May 9, 2025, which granted Emmerichs' Petition for Reconsideration and rescinded an earlier dismissal order due to inadequate service of hearing notices.
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Applicant Veronica Emmerichs filed a Petition for Disqualification against a workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ), alleging bias and impropriety, including dismissing her case without notice. The WCJ recommended denying the petition. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) reviewed the petition and, finding it lacked sufficient factual declarations and was untimely, denied the Petition for Disqualification. This followed a previous decision by the WCAB on May 9, 2025, which granted Emmerichs' Petition for Reconsideration and rescinded an earlier dismissal order due to inadequate service of hearing notices.
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