What the panel ordered
Petition for removal denied.
Petition for removal from the order setting the matter for trial filed by applicant, denied by the Appeals Board based on the WCJ's Report and Recommendation.
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 Appeals Board found that the petitioner did not demonstrate substantial prejudice or irreparable harm if removal was denied, nor that reconsideration would be inadequate, based on the WCJ's analysis and the record review.
From the decision · page 1Applicant has filed a petition for removal from the order setting the matter for trial issued on January 8, 2026, by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ).
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Petitioner did not show substantial prejudice or irreparable harm if removal was denied.