NORTH AMERICAN PNEUMATICS; STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND MARTIN TRAPERO WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIAMARTIN TRAPERO, Applicant,vs.NORTH AMERICAN PNEUMATICS; STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND, Defendant.Case No. ADJ659011 (SDO 0266829)(San Diego District Office)OPINION AND ORDERS VACATING ORDER GRANTING RECONSIDERATION, DISMISSINGPETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION, GRANTING REMOVAL ON BOARDMOTION, AND DECISION AFTER REMOVAL On June 30, 2011, the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (Appeals Board) granted reconsideration to further study the factual and legal issues.1 This is our decision after reconsideration. In the Findings and Order of April 11, 2011, the workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) concluded that there was no violation of Labor Code section 4062.3 when applicant’s attorney handed a recently- procured vocational evaluation report to defense counsel a few minutes before the deposition of the Agreed Medical Evaluator (AME)2 was to begin. The report was presented to the AME during the deposition. Defendant,. State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF), filed a timely petition for reconsideration. Defendant contended that: (1) applicant’s attorney’s “hand delivery method” of service was not a legally acceptable method of service intended by the Legislature under section 4062.3; (2) the 1 The Appeals Board recognizes that this case has been pending on reconsideration for some time. During that time, this case received significant attention in the interest of resolving issues of statewide concern. Ultimately, however, it was determined that a future case might better serve the Board’s purposes.2 Under Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) Rule 1(f), an AME is a physician selected by agreement between the claims administrator, or if none the employer, and a represented employee to resolve disputed medical issues referred by the parties in a workers’ compensation proceeding. Under DWC Rule 1(s), “evaluators” inc
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