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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) ruling that the employer, Millworks By Design, Inc., is entitled to an undiminished credit for the applicant's third-party settlement. The Board found the applicant failed to prove employer negligence contributed to his ATV accident, thus negating any reduction to the credit amount under Labor Code section 3861. However, the Board remanded the case to determine the precise credit amount and its applicability to future benefits, as these issues were not definitively resolved. The decision clarifies that the employer's awareness of unsafe ATV operation was not sufficiently established by the applicant's testimony.
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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) ruling that the employer, Millworks By Design, Inc., is entitled to an undiminished credit for the applicant's third-party settlement. The Board found the applicant failed to prove employer negligence contributed to his ATV accident, thus negating any reduction to the credit amount under Labor Code section 3861. However, the Board remanded the case to determine the precise credit amount and its applicability to future benefits, as these issues were not definitively resolved. The decision clarifies that the employer's awareness of unsafe ATV operation was not sufficiently established by the applicant's testimony.
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