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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted a petition for reconsideration to amend findings of fact. Petitioners, a lien claimant group, failed to appear at four duly noticed hearings, leading to the WCJ finding them in contempt and ordering attorney's fees and sanctions totaling $3,750. While the WCAB affirmed the sanctions for bad faith conduct under Labor Code § 5813 and former WCAB Rule 10561, it clarified that the WCJ erroneously found contempt, as only the Appeals Board has the authority to issue contempt findings. The WCAB found no good cause for petitioners' repeated failures to appear.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted a petition for reconsideration to amend findings of fact. Petitioners, a lien claimant group, failed to appear at four duly noticed hearings, leading to the WCJ finding them in contempt and ordering attorney's fees and sanctions totaling $3,750. While the WCAB affirmed the sanctions for bad faith conduct under Labor Code § 5813 and former WCAB Rule 10561, it clarified that the WCJ erroneously found contempt, as only the Appeals Board has the authority to issue contempt findings. The WCAB found no good cause for petitioners' repeated failures to appear.
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