Flavurence Corporation; Fremont Compensation Insurance / American Shower Door; Republic Indemnity Company Manuel Manzano / Sarojini Singh WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIAMANUEL MANZANO, Applicant,vs.FLAVURENCE CORPORATION; FREMONT COMPENSATION INSURANCE, Defendants.Case No. LAO 778749SAROJINI SINGH, Applicant,vs.AMERICAN SHOWER DOOR; REPUBLIC INDEMNITY COMPANY, Defendants.Case No. AHM 075204OPINION AND DECISION AFTER RECONSIDERATION These two cases are combined into a single Decision After Reconsideration because each case raises the same issue of law, namely, whether the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) correctly dismissed the California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) as a party defendant before a determination of underlying issues related to CIGA’s liability. We will rescind the orders dismissing CIGA in both cases and return the matters to the trial level for further proceedings and decision. We hold that genera