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This case involves an appeal regarding vocational rehabilitation maintenance allowance (VRMA) benefits awarded after Labor Code Section 139.5 was repealed. The defendant argued the WCJ lacked jurisdiction due to the repeal, and the applicant was not a qualified injured worker. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration to await a binding en banc decision in Weiner v. Ralphs Company on the jurisdictional impact of the repeal. The current award was rescinded and returned to the trial level pending that precedent-setting decision.
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This case involves an appeal regarding vocational rehabilitation maintenance allowance (VRMA) benefits awarded after Labor Code Section 139.5 was repealed. The defendant argued the WCJ lacked jurisdiction due to the repeal, and the applicant was not a qualified injured worker. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration to await a binding en banc decision in Weiner v. Ralphs Company on the jurisdictional impact of the repeal. The current award was rescinded and returned to the trial level pending that precedent-setting decision.
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