What the panel ordered
Petition for removal denied.
Defendant filed a petition for removal from the order setting the matter for trial issued by the WCJ on December 2, 2025.
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 found that the petitioner did not show substantial prejudice or irreparable harm if removal was denied, nor that reconsideration would be inadequate, based on the WCJ's analysis and the record.
From the decision · page 1Defendant has filed a petition for removal from the order setting the matter for trial issued on December 2, 2025, by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ).
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The WCJ filed a Report and Recommendation on Petition for Removal recommending denial of removal.
Favours Defendant prevailed