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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the defendant's Petition for Reconsideration because it was filed against a non-final, interlocutory order regarding venue. The WCAB reiterated that reconsideration is only proper for final orders that determine substantive rights or threshold issues. Furthermore, the WCAB denied the defendant's Petition for Removal, finding no evidence of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm that would necessitate such an extraordinary remedy. The WCJ's decision on venue was deemed an intermediate procedural ruling, not subject to appeal at this stage.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the defendant's Petition for Reconsideration because it was filed against a non-final, interlocutory order regarding venue. The WCAB reiterated that reconsideration is only proper for final orders that determine substantive rights or threshold issues. Furthermore, the WCAB denied the defendant's Petition for Removal, finding no evidence of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm that would necessitate such an extraordinary remedy. The WCJ's decision on venue was deemed an intermediate procedural ruling, not subject to appeal at this stage.
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