What the panel ordered
Petition for reconsideration granted; WCJ decision amended to impose maximum 25% penalty under Labor Code section 5814 for unreasonable delay in mileage reimbursement payment.
Applicant seeks reconsideration of a WCJ Finding of Fact and Orders of October 19, 2022 regarding a 15% Labor Code section 5814 penalty for delayed mileage reimbursement.
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
The defendant unreasonably delayed payment of mileage reimbursement for over seven months without evidence of mitigating factors, warranting the maximum 25% penalty to encourage prompt payment and compensate the injured worker.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Defendant unreasonably delayed payment of mileage reimbursement for over seven months after submission of logs and over three months after petition filing.
Favours Applicant prevailed
This delay without mitigating evidence justified the maximum 25% penalty to encourage prompt payment and compensate the injured worker.