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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the defendant's petition for reconsideration and denied their petition for removal. The WCAB found that the WCJ's prior order addressed only interim procedural issues, not a final determination of substantive rights or liabilities, thus making it non-reconsiderable. Furthermore, the defendant failed to demonstrate the extraordinary circumstances of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm required for removal. Consequently, the petition for reconsideration was dismissed, and the petition for removal was denied.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the defendant's petition for reconsideration and denied their petition for removal. The WCAB found that the WCJ's prior order addressed only interim procedural issues, not a final determination of substantive rights or liabilities, thus making it non-reconsiderable. Furthermore, the defendant failed to demonstrate the extraordinary circumstances of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm required for removal. Consequently, the petition for reconsideration was dismissed, and the petition for removal was denied.
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