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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed a petition for reconsideration and denied a petition for removal. The WCAB found that the Workers' Compensation Judge's (WCJ) decision was not a "final" order because it only addressed an intermediate procedural or evidentiary issue, not substantive rights or liabilities. Furthermore, the WCAB determined that the petitioner failed to demonstrate substantial prejudice or irreparable harm necessary to justify the extraordinary remedy of removal. Therefore, the WCAB adopted the WCJ's report and dismissed the reconsideration and denied the removal.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed a petition for reconsideration and denied a petition for removal. The WCAB found that the Workers' Compensation Judge's (WCJ) decision was not a "final" order because it only addressed an intermediate procedural or evidentiary issue, not substantive rights or liabilities. Furthermore, the WCAB determined that the petitioner failed to demonstrate substantial prejudice or irreparable harm necessary to justify the extraordinary remedy of removal. Therefore, the WCAB adopted the WCJ's report and dismissed the reconsideration and denied the removal.
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