January 2022

is a case involving Teresa Estrada and Kaiser Permanente Hospital, where Estrada is seeking reconsideration of the November 3, 2011 Minutes of Hearing, wherein the workers’ compensation administrative law judge set the matter for trial. The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board dismissed the petition for reconsideration because the November 3, 2011 decision was not a final order from which reconsideration may properly be sought.

SEARS HOLDING CORPORATION (KMART CORPORATION), administered by SEDGWICK CMS, INC. BREANNA CLIFTON WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIABREANNA CLIFTON, Applicant,vs.SEARS HOLDING CORPORATION (KMART CORPORATION), administered by SEDGWICK CMS, INC., Defendants.Case No. ADJ7660641OPINION AND DECISION AFTER RECONSIDERATION            We previously granted defendant’s petition for reconsideration to further study the factual and legal issues in this case. This is …

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CITY OF VERNON; Permissibly Self-Insured JERRY CHAVEZ, Jr. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIAJERRY CHAVEZ, Jr., Applicant,vs.CITY OF VERNON; Permissibly Self-Insured, Defendant.Case No. ADJ7318651OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION            Defendant, City of Vernon, permissibly self-insured seeks reconsideration of the “Findings and Ruling and Award,” issued October 18, 2011, in which a workers’ compensation administrative law …

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In this case, Walter Cadena is appealing a workers’ compensation administrative law judge’s (WCJ) order to undergo a deposition. Lien claimants, Global Interpreting and Healthcare Interpreting, are seeking reconsideration of the Minute Order issued October 25, 2011, arguing that it violates a prior Order of Consolidation for Discovery, issued June 10, 2011, by “Associate Chief Judge Mark L. Kahn” (ACJ Kahn). The Appeals Board dismissed the Petition for Reconsideration, but granted the Petition for Removal and ordered that the deposition of Vadim Vishnevsky shall be deferred pending the review of the WCJ’s Minute Order by ACJ Kahn to determine if the Minute Order is actually subject to

In this case, Roberto Barajas, an employee of the Fresno Unified School District, sustained an injury to his right wrist, hand, and fingers while working as a grounds keeper/gardener. The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board found that the School District unreasonably delayed making permanent disability advances and imposed a 10% penalty on the delayed portions of permanent disability indemnity. The Board also held that due to the School District’s June 23, 2010 notice of offer of regular work, it could reduce its payments of permanent disability made after the date of the notice by 15%. The Board denied the School District’s petition for reconsideration and affirmed the Findings of Fact and Award.

is a case in which Gustavo Acosta, an employee of Norm Reeves Honda, filed a claim for continuous trauma injury to multiple parts of his body. The claim was denied by the defendants, citing that there was no claim filed prior to Acosta’s termination from the employer. Acosta argued that he had reported various injuries to representatives of the employer and had obtained medical treatment for the injuries prior to his termination. The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board reviewed the record and found that Acosta could not prove that he met either of the exceptions to the bar of a claim filed post termination. The Petition for Reconsideration was denied.