What the panel ordered
Compromise and Release dated March 15 and 18, 2024 rejected as inadequate due to improper Beltran waiver
Petition for Reconsideration granted, amending the May 20, 2024 Findings and Order
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.
C&R / stipulations approvalApplicant prevailedneck · eyes · bilateral shoulders · arms · hands
The Compromise and Release was found inadequate due to inclusion of a Beltran waiver which is superseded by Labor Code section 4658.7(g) and no good faith issue was established to justify the waiver.
From the decision · page 3On 15 May 2024 the adequacy hearing was held at which the matter was submitted for decision on the issue. On 20 May 2024 the undersigned issued a Findings and Order finding that the Beltran language in the C&R was improper as it contained language that violated Labor Code § 4658.7(g.) Specifically, it was found that the C&R was inadequate as a matter of law due to the inclusion of the Beltran waiver. This Petition for Reconsideration followed. (Report, pp. 2-3.)