What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied
Petition for Reconsideration filed and denied by WCAB panel after review of WCJ report
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 WCAB panel agreed with the WCJ that there was no bad faith by defendant in the delayed payment of the $60.00 balance, and thus denied the petition for reconsideration of costs and attorney fees.
From the decision · page 1We have considered the allegations of the Petition for Reconsideration (Petition) and the contents of the report of the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) with respect thereto. Based on our review of the record, and for the reasons stated in the WCJ's report, which we adopt and incorporate, we will deny reconsideration.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
No evidence of bad faith by defendant in delayed payment of $60.00 balance