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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded a prior award, returning the case to the trial level. The defendant contended the judge failed to rule on whether Labor Code section 3600(a)(10) exempted them from paying interpreter fees. The Board agreed that this issue was not adequately addressed and must be explicitly adjudicated. Furthermore, the Board found that the defendant may not have received proper notice regarding sanctions, necessitating a new hearing on that matter.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded a prior award, returning the case to the trial level. The defendant contended the judge failed to rule on whether Labor Code section 3600(a)(10) exempted them from paying interpreter fees. The Board agreed that this issue was not adequately addressed and must be explicitly adjudicated. Furthermore, the Board found that the defendant may not have received proper notice regarding sanctions, necessitating a new hearing on that matter.
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