What the panel ordered
The Appeals Board granted the defendant's petition for removal, rescinded the Order Joining Party Defendant issued on July 16, 2025, and returned the matter to the trial level for further proceedings.
Defendant filed a petition for removal from the Order Joining Party Defendant issued on July 16, 2025, by the WCJ. The WCJ filed a Report and Recommendation on Petition for Removal recommending denial of removal. The Appeals Board reviewed the petition, the WCJ's report, and the record and granted removal, rescinding the July 16, 2025 order and returning the matter to the trial level to create a record.
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 granted removal because the WCJ's order joining the defendant was issued without notice or hearing, violating due process and causing irreparable harm, and no record supported the order.
From the decision · page 2Here, the WCJ ordered defendant joined; however, the WCJ did so without providing a notice of intent, nor providing a hearing. The order violates the parties right to due process, which constitutes irreparable harm. Furthermore, no record supports the order. Thus, removal is proper in this case.