CESAR FIGUEROA vs. SPECIALTY RESTAURANTS CORPORATION, YORK RISK MANAGEMENT

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the applicant's Petition for Reconsideration because it was not taken from a "final" order, but rather from an interlocutory procedural ruling. The WCAB also denied the Petition for Removal, finding that the applicant failed to demonstrate substantial prejudice or irreparable harm would result from denial. The WCAB adopted the WCJ's reasoning that the ruling on the court reporter issue was a reasonable solution reconciling the parties' interests. Therefore, the petitions seeking reconsideration and removal were both dismissed and denied.