What the panel ordered
The WCAB granted removal, rescinded the November 6, 2025 orders, and returned the matter to the trial level for further proceedings to create a record.
Defendant filed a petition for removal from the WCJ's November 6, 2025 orders granting continuance and denying defendant's petition for a protective order, which the WCJ issued without creating a record.
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.
Removal was granted because the WCJ issued orders without creating a record, violating due process and causing irreparable harm to the defendant.
From the decision · page 1We have considered the allegations of the Petition for Removal and the contents of the WCJ's Report. Based on our review of the record we will grant removal and as our Decision After Removal, we will rescind the November 6, 2025 orders granting continuance and denying defendant's petition for a protective order and return this matter to the trial level to create a record.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.