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Applicant Miguel Garcia Perez and defendant Opportunity Staffing, Inc. both sought reconsideration of a "Second Amended Findings and Award" from November 26, 2024. The Appeals Board granted the applicant's petition for reconsideration and denied the defendant's, also affirming the "Second Amended Findings and Award" with specific amendments. Key issues included applicant's earnings, temporary disability period, supplemental job displacement benefits, attorney's fees, and apportionment. The Board found the WCJ erred in not honoring the parties' stipulation of applicant being a maximum earner, deferred the issues of temporary disability length and attorney's fees for further development, and determined the defendant failed to meet the burden of proof for apportionment under Labor Code sections 4664 and 4663.
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Applicant Miguel Garcia Perez and defendant Opportunity Staffing, Inc. both sought reconsideration of a "Second Amended Findings and Award" from November 26, 2024. The Appeals Board granted the applicant's petition for reconsideration and denied the defendant's, also affirming the "Second Amended Findings and Award" with specific amendments. Key issues included applicant's earnings, temporary disability period, supplemental job displacement benefits, attorney's fees, and apportionment. The Board found the WCJ erred in not honoring the parties' stipulation of applicant being a maximum earner, deferred the issues of temporary disability length and attorney's fees for further development, and determined the defendant failed to meet the burden of proof for apportionment under Labor Code sections 4664 and 4663.
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