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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the applicant's petition for reconsideration and denied their petition for removal. This action was based on the WCJ's report, which found that the underlying decision was not a "final" order because it only addressed an intermediate procedural or evidentiary issue, not substantive rights or liabilities. Furthermore, the WCAB found no showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm necessary for the extraordinary remedy of removal. Therefore, both the petition for reconsideration and removal were denied.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the applicant's petition for reconsideration and denied their petition for removal. This action was based on the WCJ's report, which found that the underlying decision was not a "final" order because it only addressed an intermediate procedural or evidentiary issue, not substantive rights or liabilities. Furthermore, the WCAB found no showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm necessary for the extraordinary remedy of removal. Therefore, both the petition for reconsideration and removal were denied.
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