What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration granted; March 5, 2026 OACR rescinded; matter returned to trial level for further proceedingsp. 1
Petitioner (applicant’s attorney) seeks reconsideration of WCJ’s Order Approving Compromise and Release that approved C&R but awarded 9% attorney fee instead of the 15% requested in the C&R. WCJ issued Report recommending denial. No answer filed.
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.
WCJ reduced requested 15% fee to 9% without hearing or opportunity to present evidence supporting reasonableness under Lab. Code § 4906(d) and 8 CCR § 10844
From the decision · page 1the WCJ approved the Compromise and Release (C&R) entered into by the parties but found that petitioner was entitled to a 9% attorney fee rather than the 15% attorney fee requested by petitioner per the terms of the C&R
WCJ issued OACR reducing fee without notice and opportunity to be heard after receiving objection, violating fundamental right to due process
From the decision · page 5