What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied.
Applicant seeks reconsideration of a WCJ's Findings and Order of March 22, 2024, denying increased compensation for serious and willful misconduct under Labor Code 4553 and 4553.1.
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 evidence did not establish that defendant's conduct was deliberate, intentional, or with actual knowledge of a safety order violation causing injury, thus not meeting the high standard for serious and willful misconduct.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Applicant was aware of the MRI magnet danger and wheeled the metal cart into the MRI room on her own initiative without employer direction.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This showed lack of employer's deliberate or intentional misconduct causing injury.