What the panel ordered
Reconsideration granted; arbitrator's submission order and Findings and Award vacated for untimeliness under Labor Code section 5277; arbitrator's fee forfeited; case returned to trial level for further action.
Defendant Centinela Hospital Medical Center sought reconsideration of the Arbitrator's Award dated June 8, 1998, which found applicant sustained industrial injury and was a qualified injured worker (QIW).
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 arbitrator's Award was issued beyond the 30-day period required by Labor Code section 5277, making it void and untimely, thus requiring vacatur and reconsideration.
From the decision · page 310 Labor section 5277 when his decision issued on June 8, 1998 beyond
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The arbitrator's Award was issued on June 8, 1998, beyond the 30-day period from submission required by Labor Code section 5277.