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The Appeals Board considered a petition for reconsideration/removal regarding a Workers' Compensation Administrative Law Judge's (WCJ) decision. The WCJ's decision included a finding on employment, which is a threshold issue, making it a final order subject to reconsideration. Although the petitioner only challenged an interlocutory finding, the Board applied the removal standard for review. The Board was not persuaded that significant prejudice or irreparable harm would result if removal were denied, nor that reconsideration would be an inadequate remedy. Therefore, the Appeals Board denied the petition for reconsideration/removal.
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The Appeals Board considered a petition for reconsideration/removal regarding a Workers' Compensation Administrative Law Judge's (WCJ) decision. The WCJ's decision included a finding on employment, which is a threshold issue, making it a final order subject to reconsideration. Although the petitioner only challenged an interlocutory finding, the Board applied the removal standard for review. The Board was not persuaded that significant prejudice or irreparable harm would result if removal were denied, nor that reconsideration would be an inadequate remedy. Therefore, the Appeals Board denied the petition for reconsideration/removal.
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