What the panel ordered
Petition for reconsideration denied for lack of jurisdiction to review interlocutory order.
Defendant seeks reconsideration or removal of the Findings and Orders issued by the arbitrator on July 26, 2021, which reserved jurisdiction on applicant's permanent disability level pending further evidence.
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 lacks jurisdiction to review interlocutory orders such as the arbitrator's order to develop the record, which is not a final order under Labor Code section 3201.5(a)(1).
From the decision · page 4is not subject to review by the Appeals Board. Consequently, we do not have jurisdiction to address defendant's contentions regarding this order.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The arbitrator's order to develop the record is an interlocutory order, not a final order.