What the panel ordered
Denied applicant's Petition for Reconsideration; applicant takes nothing further as payment was made per Compromise and Release.
Petition for Reconsideration filed by applicant after Findings and Order denying further payment; WCJ report recommended denial; WCAB timely acted on petition within 60 days of transmission.
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 WCJ found the applicant not credible and found that defendant complied with Labor Code section 4651(a) by making payment electronically to an account authorized by the applicant; therefore, defendant was not obligated to reissue payment and penalties and sanctions did not apply.
From the decision · page 2Trial was held on September 30, 2024. The issue was whether Travelers was obligated to reissue payment to the applicant and, if so, should penalties, sanctions and interest a per Labor Code 5814 and 5813 apply.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.