What the panel ordered
Findings and Award issued on October 4, 2021, rescinded; matter remanded to WCJ to consider Compromise and Release and further proceedings.
Petition for reconsideration filed by The Hartford after WCJ's Findings and Award; WCAB granted reconsideration and remanded the matter to WCJ to consider a Compromise and Release.
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
The WCJ found the injury was caused 50% by employer negligence, which The Hartford contested in its petition for reconsideration.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The WCJ found that applicant's injury on November 2, 2015, was caused 50% by the negligence of the employer.
Favours Applicant prevailed
This finding established The Hartford's liability to pay benefits before taking credit under Labor Code section 3861.