What the panel ordered
The Appeals Board granted removal, rescinded the order denying petition for joinder issued on April 10, 2026, and returned the matter to the trial level to create a record.
Defendant filed a petition for removal from the order denying petition for joinder issued on April 10, 2026, by the WCJ. The WCJ filed a Report and Recommendation on Petition for Removal recommending denial of removal.
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.
Removal was granted because the WCJ issued the order denying joinder without creating a record, violating due process and causing irreparable harm to the defendant, and reconsideration would not be an adequate remedy.
From the decision · page 1Defendant has filed a petition for removal from the order denying petition for joinder issued on April 10, 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.