What the panel ordered
The Appeals Board dismissed the Petition for Reconsideration to allow the WCJ to treat it as a set aside petition and conduct further proceedings consistent with the decision.
Applicant filed a Petition for Reconsideration of the Order Approving Compromise and Release issued by the WCJ on June 18, 2024, which was recommended for granting by the WCJ but dismissed by the Appeals Board to allow further proceedings.
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.
Discrimination under Labor Code §132aDeferredrespiratory system · circulatory system · stress
The Petition for Discrimination Benefits was filed alleging harassment and retaliation after return to work post-settlement, which is relevant to the reconsideration proceedings.
From the decision · page 11Later, on July 8, 2024, Applicant filed a Petition for Discrimination Benefits Pursuant to Labor Code section 132a. In that petition, Applicant contends she returned to work after the settlement award and was harassed everyday about her disability and time. Then she requested another doctor's note and informed her employer about her autistic son but was fired.