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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, overturning a prior award of temporary disability benefits. The Board found that the defendant employer was denied due process when the judge refused to allow their witness to testify at an expedited hearing. Consequently, the case is remanded to the trial level for a full hearing on the issues of temporary disability indemnity and termination. The Board otherwise affirmed the WCJ's findings.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, overturning a prior award of temporary disability benefits. The Board found that the defendant employer was denied due process when the judge refused to allow their witness to testify at an expedited hearing. Consequently, the case is remanded to the trial level for a full hearing on the issues of temporary disability indemnity and termination. The Board otherwise affirmed the WCJ's findings.
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