What the panel ordered
The Board affirmed the WCJ's decision that defendant unreasonably delayed payment of permanent disability indemnity and assessed a 10 percent penalty under Labor Code section 5814 against the entire award of permanent disability benefits.
Defendant petitioned for reconsideration of the WCJ's Findings and Order issued on July 3, 2001, which was granted by the Board on September 21, 2001, leading to an en banc decision by the full Board.
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.
Defendant failed to present any evidence explaining the delay, thus the Board affirmed the penalty for unreasonable delay in payment.
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The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Defendant failed to present any evidence explaining the delay in payment of permanent disability indemnity from February 21, 2001 to March 28, 2001.