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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Paramount Pictures' petition for reconsideration. The Board upheld the WCJ's finding that the applicant was entitled to a retroactive increase in temporary disability payments based on Labor Code Section 4661.5. The defendant failed to provide evidence to support their proposed method of calculating the earnings rate or to establish prejudice for the applicant's delay in claiming the increase. Therefore, the original award granting the increased benefits remains in effect.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Paramount Pictures' petition for reconsideration. The Board upheld the WCJ's finding that the applicant was entitled to a retroactive increase in temporary disability payments based on Labor Code Section 4661.5. The defendant failed to provide evidence to support their proposed method of calculating the earnings rate or to establish prejudice for the applicant's delay in claiming the increase. Therefore, the original award granting the increased benefits remains in effect.
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