What the panel ordered
Petition for reconsideration granted; November 12, 2025 Findings and Award rescinded; matter returned to trial level for further proceedings.
Defendant sought reconsideration of the November 12, 2025 Findings and Award issued by the WCJ, which found applicant entitled to temporary disability benefits. The WCAB granted the petition for reconsideration, rescinded the F&A, and returned the matter to the trial level for further development of the record.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.
The record lacked sufficient evidence regarding the seasonal employment status and off season earnings, requiring further development of the record to determine entitlement to temporary disability benefits off season.
From the decision · page 6Turning now to the merits of the Petition, defendant contends that based upon the current record, including applicant's October 8, 2025 testimony regarding seasonal employment with defendant and lack of evidence of off season earnings, applicant is not entitled to temporary disability indemnity benefits for the off season. (Petition, pp. 3-5.)