What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied.
Petition for Reconsideration filed November 17, 2025, reviewed and denied by the Appeals Board on January 30, 2026, adopting 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 agreed with the WCJ that the 104 compensable week cap includes both temporary total and temporary partial disability weeks, based on the plain language of Labor Code section 4656(c)(2) and supporting case law, and found no further temporary disability indemnity owing as the cap was reached.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Defendant has paid a total of 104 compensable weeks of temporary disability indemnity, including both temporary partial and temporary total disability.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This fact establishes that the 104-week cap under Labor Code section 4656(c)(2) has been reached, barring further temporary disability payments.