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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the defendant's petition for reconsideration because it was taken from a non-final interlocutory order. The WCAB also denied the petition for removal, finding that the defendant failed to demonstrate substantial prejudice or irreparable harm. The WCAB clarified that reconsideration is only available for final orders that determine substantive rights or threshold issues. Removal is an extraordinary remedy reserved for cases with demonstrable immediate harm, which was not established here.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the defendant's petition for reconsideration because it was taken from a non-final interlocutory order. The WCAB also denied the petition for removal, finding that the defendant failed to demonstrate substantial prejudice or irreparable harm. The WCAB clarified that reconsideration is only available for final orders that determine substantive rights or threshold issues. Removal is an extraordinary remedy reserved for cases with demonstrable immediate harm, which was not established here.
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