Steelcase, Inc.; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company Silvia Mora WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIASILVIA MORA, Applicant,vs.STEELCASE, INC.; LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant.Case No. ADJ1775959 (ANA 0387306),ADJ2257120 (ANA 0386617)OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING RECONSIDERATION AND DECISIONAFTER RECONSIDERATION Lien claimant, Rayas Chiropractic (Rayas) seeks reconsideration of the March 4, 2010 Findings and Order issued by the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) wherein the WCJ found, based on the parties’ prior stipulations, that applicant, while employed during the periods from November 1989 to September 9, 2001 and from November 1989 to March 9, 2004, as a “painter/assembler” sustained industrial injury to her right shoulder and right upper extremity. The WCJ further found defendant is entitled to reimbursement by Rayas in the amount of $2,394.88 for charges related to treatment in excess of the 24 chiropractic visits permitted by Labor Code1 section 4604.5(d)(I). Previously, applicant’s underlying cases were settled by an April 22, 2008 Order Approving Compromise and Release for $60,000.00. Following additional proceedings, defendant filed a Petition for Reimbursement dated February 8, 2010.” Defendant’s February 8, 2010 Petition for Reimbursement and Rayas’ unresolved $53,394.16 medical treatment lien proceeded to trial on February 8, 2010 and resulted in the decision from which Rayas seeks reconsideration herein. Rayas contends that the WCJ erred in ordering it to reimburse defendant $2,394.88 arguing that the WCJ’s decision lacks legal authority. 1 All further statutory references are to the Labor Code, unless otherwise noted. , Defendant filed an Answer, and the WCJ issued a Report and Recommendation of Workers’ Compensation Administrative Law Judge (Report) recommending that we deny reconsideration. Based on our review of the record and for the reason discussed below, we
