CARMEN LICEA vs. ZACKY FARMS; Administered By BUCKEYE CLAIMS ADMINISTRATORS

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the applicant's petition for reconsideration because the WCJ's order denying the admission of additional evidence and witnesses was an interlocutory procedural order, not a final determination of substantive rights. The WCAB denied the applicant's petition for removal, finding no showing of prejudice or irreparable harm. Furthermore, the WCAB denied the applicant's petition to disqualify the WCJ, noting the lack of a required affidavit and finding no evidence of bias or enmity. Ultimately, all of the applicant's post-order filings were denied.