MOTEL 6 LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE KATHERINE ANN BURTON WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIAKATHERINE ANN BURTON, Applicant,vs.MOTEL 6; LIBERTY MUTUALINSURANCE, Defendants.Case No. ADJ9022023(Salinas District Office)OPINION AND ORDERGRANTING PETITION FORRECONSIDERATIONAND DECISION AFTERRECONSIDERATION Defendant seeks reconsideration of the April 25, 2014 Findings, Award and Order (F&O), wherein the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) found that applicant was temporarily and totally disabled from July 22, 2013 to November 6, 2013, and awarded temporary disability indemnity benefits for the time period from July 22, 2013 through October 4, 2013. Defendant contends that the WCJ erred in awarding temporary disability indemnity benefits from July 22, 2013 to November 6, 2013. · We have not received an answer from applicant. The WCJ prepared a Report and Recommendation on Petition for Reconsideration (Report), recommending that the Petition for Reconsideration (Petition) be granted to amend the time period for the award of temporary disability indemnity benefits, but otherwise denied. We have considered the Petition for Reconsideration and the contents of the Report, and we have reviewed the record in this matter. We agree with the WCJ that the F&O should be amended to reflect the correct time period during which applicant was temporarily totally disabled. Accordingly, we will grant reconsideration and amend the April 25, 2014 Findings, Award and Order to reflect that applicant was temporarily and totally disabled from July 22, 2013 through October4, 2013./ / / , For the reasons set forth in the WCJ’s Report, which we hereby adopt and incorporate, we will otherwise affirm the WCJ. For the foregoing reasons, IT IS ORDERED that defendant’s Petition for Reconsideration of the April 25, 2014 Findings, Award and Order is GRANTED./ / // / // / // / // / // / // / //
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