What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied.
Petition for Reconsideration filed by Applicants after a Findings and Award was issued and a prior Reconsideration was denied; the WCJ issued a Supplemental Findings and Award and denied further reconsideration.
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 actual indemnity was timely paid after reconsideration denial, and section 4650 does not apply to interest payments, so no penalty was awarded under section 4650(d).
From the decision · page 8No 10% penalty was paid by the Defendant under this section. The award was paid on 3/16/2022 after Reconsideration was denied on 3/7/2022. Hence the actual indemnity under the award was timely paid. It is only the interest that was not paid, and sec. 4650 does not apply to interest under Sec. 5800.
The Defendant paid the award but delayed payment of interest for nearly 1.5 years without excuse, justifying a 25% penalty under section 5814.