What the panel ordered
Petition for reconsideration denied.
Petition for reconsideration of the Findings and Order issued by the WCJ on August 5, 2024, denying applicant's claim under Labor Code section 132a.
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.
Discrimination under Labor Code §132aDefendant prevailedmultiple including jaw, wrist, hips, thigh and psyche
Applicant failed to prove he made known his intention to file a workers' compensation claim at the time of termination and employer established a valid business reason for termination.
From the decision · page 1Applicant seeks reconsideration of the Findings and Order, issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) on August 5, 2024, wherein the WCJ found in pertinent part that Applicant's employment was terminated for reasons unrelated to his industrial accident and ordered that applicant take nothing in connection with his application for benefits under Labor Code section1 132a.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.