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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the defendant's Petition for Reconsideration because the WCJ's orders were interlocutory and not final decisions. The WCAB granted the defendant's alternative Petition for Removal, finding that the WCJ's January 19, 2022 orders, which canceled trial and ordered further discovery without an evidentiary record, would cause substantial prejudice. Consequently, the WCAB rescinded the WCJ's January 19, 2022 orders and returned the matter to the WCJ for further proceedings consistent with the decision, emphasizing the applicant's right to due process and a fair hearing.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the defendant's Petition for Reconsideration because the WCJ's orders were interlocutory and not final decisions. The WCAB granted the defendant's alternative Petition for Removal, finding that the WCJ's January 19, 2022 orders, which canceled trial and ordered further discovery without an evidentiary record, would cause substantial prejudice. Consequently, the WCAB rescinded the WCJ's January 19, 2022 orders and returned the matter to the WCJ for further proceedings consistent with the decision, emphasizing the applicant's right to due process and a fair hearing.
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