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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded a WCJ's order awarding attorney's fees to the applicant. The WCJ had awarded fees for the defendant's failure to appear at a trial on March 18, 2016, citing Labor Code Section 5813. However, the Board found that the defendant provided a reasonable excuse for its inadvertent failure to appear due to a calendaring error and that there was no evidence of bad faith or a pattern of non-appearance. Therefore, attorney's fees were deemed not warranted under these circumstances.
DULCE GONZALEZ vs. MURANAKA FARMS, ZENITH INSURANCE COMPANY is a workers' compensation case decided in Oxnard. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Oxnard.
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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded a WCJ's order awarding attorney's fees to the applicant. The WCJ had awarded fees for the defendant's failure to appear at a trial on March 18, 2016, citing Labor Code Section 5813. However, the Board found that the defendant provided a reasonable excuse for its inadvertent failure to appear due to a calendaring error and that there was no evidence of bad faith or a pattern of non-appearance. Therefore, attorney's fees were deemed not warranted under these circumstances.
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