What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration granted; prior Findings of Fact rescinded; case returned to trial level for further proceedings and decision by WCJ
Petition for Reconsideration granted; prior Findings of Fact rescinded; case returned to trial level for further proceedings and decision by WCJ
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 Appeals Board granted the petition for reconsideration to allow the WCJ to review a proposed settlement that could not be acted upon while reconsideration was pending.
From the decision · page 1The Appeals Board has been advised that, while this matter has been pending on reconsideration, a proposed settlement has been reached. The proposed stipulations settling this matter were uploaded to EAMS on December 17, 2021 but have not been approved by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) because the District Office is precluded from acting on a case while it is pending on reconsideration (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 10961). In order to permit the WCJ to review the proposed settlement, we will rescind the decision from which reconsideration is sought and return this matter to the trial level for the WCJ to consider the proposed settlement. If the WCJ does not approve the settlement, the WCJ may issue an order reinstating the original decision and any aggrieved person may timely seek reconsideration from the reinstated decision. This is not a final decision on the merits of any of the issues pending on reconsideration.