What the panel ordered
Petition for removal denied by WCAB panel
Petition for removal from order denying petition for automatic reassignment filed by applicant and denied by WCJ as untimely; appeal to WCAB panel
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 WCJ and WCAB panel found the petition for removal was not timely filed under WCAB Rule 10788 and that the petitioner did not show substantial prejudice or irreparable harm to warrant removal.
From the decision · page 1Applicant has filed a petition for removal from the order denying petition for automatic reassignment issued on March 20, 2026, by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ). The WCJ denied applicant's request for automatic reassignment because it was not timely.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Notice of Hearing was issued on February 27, 2026.