What the panel ordered
Petition for Removal denied
Petition for Removal of the Order Suspending Action on Proposed Settlement filed by Defendant
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 petition for removal was denied because the petitioner failed to show significant prejudice or irreparable harm and because reconsideration would be an adequate remedy if a final adverse decision is issued.
From the decision · page 1Defendant seeks removal of the Order Suspending Action on Proposed Settlement (Order) issued on November 14, 2023, wherein the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) ordered that no action be taken on the parties' Stipulations With Request for Award until it is amended to contain their "wet" or actual signatures.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The petitioner failed to show significant prejudice or irreparable harm if removal was not granted.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This failure meant removal was not justified under the applicable legal standards.
From the decision · page 1Defendant seeks removal of the Order Suspending Action on Proposed Settlement (Order) issued on November 14, 2023, wherein the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) ordered that no action be taken on the parties' Stipulations With Request for Award until it is amended to contain their "wet" or actual signatures.
The parties have the right to seek a hearing before the WCJ to resolve any concerns about the validity of signatures.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This availability of a hearing meant reconsideration would be an adequate remedy, negating the need for removal.
From the decision · page 3Consequently, effective January 1, 2025, the use of an electronic signature has been codified. We again emphasize that in the event of any concern by the WCJ as to validity of a signature, the WCJ can always set the matter for hearing.
The rules the panel named
Authorities as the decision cited them, with how this panel applied each one.
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, Lab. Code 10955; Cortez v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (2006) 136 Cal.App.4th 596; Kleemann v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (2005) 127 Cal.App 4th 274
Removal is an extraordinary remedy rarely exercised by the Appeals Board and will be granted only if the petitioner shows significant prejudice or irreparable harm and that reconsideration will not be an adequate remedy.
The petition for removal was denied because the petitioner failed to show significant prejudice or irreparable harm and because reconsideration would be an adequate remedy if a final adverse decision is issued.
From the decision · page 1Defendant seeks removal of the Order Suspending Action on Proposed Settlement (Order) issued on November 14, 2023, wherein the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) ordered that no action be taken on the parties' Stipulations With Request for Award until it is amended to contain their "wet" or actual signatures.
What proof carried it
The evidence the panel weighed, by kind.
The parties have the right to seek a hearing before the WCJ to resolve any concerns about the validity of signatures.
From the decision · page 3Consequently, effective January 1, 2025, the use of an electronic signature has been codified. We again emphasize that in the event of any concern by the WCJ as to validity of a signature, the WCJ can always set the matter for hearing.
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