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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed Johnson Leather Corporation's petition for reconsideration of a findings and award. The original award found the defendant violated Labor Code section 132a by terminating an employee for intending to file a workers' compensation claim. The defendant sought reconsideration based on newly available witnesses, but the Board found the petition lacked specific legal arguments and evidentiary support from the record. Furthermore, the defendant failed to demonstrate why these witnesses were unavailable at the original trial or request a continuance.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed Johnson Leather Corporation's petition for reconsideration of a findings and award. The original award found the defendant violated Labor Code section 132a by terminating an employee for intending to file a workers' compensation claim. The defendant sought reconsideration based on newly available witnesses, but the Board found the petition lacked specific legal arguments and evidentiary support from the record. Furthermore, the defendant failed to demonstrate why these witnesses were unavailable at the original trial or request a continuance.
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