What the panel ordered
Decision rescinded and matter returned to trial level for further proceedings and decision by WCJ
Matter pending on reconsideration; decision rescinded and returned to trial level for WCJ to consider proposed settlement
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The Appeals Board rescinded the decision and returned the matter to the WCJ for consideration of the proposed settlement because the District Office is precluded from acting while the case is pending reconsideration.
From the decision · page 1It has come to the attention of the Appeals Board that, while this matter has been pending on reconsideration, the parties have reached a proposed settlement.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The parties reached a proposed settlement while the matter was pending on reconsideration
Favours neutral