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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the defendant's petition for removal and denied their petition for reconsideration. The defendant sought to overturn a decision awarding temporary disability benefits and an attorney fee, arguing the applicant should have received Industrial Disability Leave (IDL) instead. The WCAB adopted the findings of the administrative law judge, finding the applicant's injury to her right shoulder on March 31, 2010, arose out of and in the course of employment and was compensable with temporary disability benefits and an attorney fee. The WCAB also rejected the defendant's claim that the injury was cumulative rather than specific.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the defendant's petition for removal and denied their petition for reconsideration. The defendant sought to overturn a decision awarding temporary disability benefits and an attorney fee, arguing the applicant should have received Industrial Disability Leave (IDL) instead. The WCAB adopted the findings of the administrative law judge, finding the applicant's injury to her right shoulder on March 31, 2010, arose out of and in the course of employment and was compensable with temporary disability benefits and an attorney fee. The WCAB also rejected the defendant's claim that the injury was cumulative rather than specific.
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