What the panel ordered
Petitions for Reconsideration granted; final decision after reconsideration deferred pending further review of merits and entire record.
Petitions for Reconsideration filed by defendant and lien claimant; Appeals Board grants reconsideration and defers final decision pending further review.
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 granted reconsideration to allow further review of the merits and the entire record, deferring final decision.
From the decision · page 9V. Accordingly, we grant defendant's and lien claimant's Petitions for Reconsideration, and order that a final decision after reconsideration is deferred pending further review of the merits of the Petitions for Reconsideration and further consideration of the entire record in light of the applicable statutory and decisional law. While this matter is pending before the Appeals Board, we encourage the parties to participate in the Appeals Board's voluntary mediation program. Inquiries as to the use of our mediation program can be addressed to WCABmediation@dir.ca.gov. For the foregoing reasons, IT IS ORDERED that defendant's and lien claimant's Petitions for Reconsideration are GRANTED.