WCAB Panel Says Orders Taking Matters off Calendar Are Not Final, Ineligible for Reconsideration

Orders taking a matter off calendar are not final orders for the purposes of seeking reconsideration, the California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board said in a what it designated as a "significant panel decision." Filing a petition for reconsideration after a judge takes a matter off calendar could result in sanctions, the panel comprised of commissioners Joseph Capurro, Jose Razo and Katherine Zalewski said in Latrice Reed v. San Bernardino County, published Tuesday. Applicant's attorney John R. Ramirez and the Ramirez Firm filed a petition for reconsideration objecting...