MANUEL GARCIA, Applicant v. TEAM FINISH, INC.; NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA, c/o AIG, Defendants

Full title: MANUEL GARCIA, Applicant v. TEAM FINISH, INC.; NATIONAL UNION FIRE…

Court: California Workers Compensation Decisions

Date published: Feb 1, 2022

Adjudication ADJ9705983 (Cal. W.C.A.B. Feb. 1, 2022)

Opinion

MANUEL GARCIA, Applicant v. TEAM FINISH, INC.; NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA, c/o AIG, Defendants Adjudication No. ADJ9705983 California Workers Compensation DecisionsWorkers’ Compensation Appeals Board State of California February 1, 2022

Marina del Rey District Office

OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION AND DECISION AFTER RECONSIDERATION

KATHERINE WILLIAMS DODD, COMMISSIONER.

We have considered the allegations of the Petition for Reconsideration and the contents of the report of the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) with respect thereto. Based on our review of the record and based on the recommendation in the WCJ’s Report, we will grant reconsideration, rescind the WCJ’s decision, and return this matter to the WCJ for further proceedings and decision. This is not a final decision on the merits of any issues raised in the petition and any aggrieved person may timely seek reconsideration of the WCJ’s new decision.

For the foregoing reasons,

IT IS ORDERED that reconsideration of the November 8, 2021 Findings and Award is GRANTED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED as the Decision After Reconsideration of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board that November 8, 2021 Findings and Award is RESCINDED and that the matter is RETURNED to the trial level for further proceedings and decision by the WCJ.

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD

I CONCUR.

ANNE SCHMITZ, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER.

DEIDRA E. LOWE, COMMISSIONER