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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the applicant's petition for reconsideration. The applicant sought to challenge a prior WCAB decision that rescinded a judge's award and remanded the case for apportionment under Labor Code section 4664(c)(1). The WCAB ruled that reconsideration cannot be sought for interlocutory procedural orders that do not finally determine substantive rights or liabilities. Therefore, the applicant's petition was dismissed as procedurally improper.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the applicant's petition for reconsideration. The applicant sought to challenge a prior WCAB decision that rescinded a judge's award and remanded the case for apportionment under Labor Code section 4664(c)(1). The WCAB ruled that reconsideration cannot be sought for interlocutory procedural orders that do not finally determine substantive rights or liabilities. Therefore, the applicant's petition was dismissed as procedurally improper.
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