What the panel ordered
Findings and Award of January 6, 2022 rescinded; matter returned to trial level for further proceedings
Petition for reconsideration granted to study factual and legal issues; record incomplete; matter returned to trial level for further proceedings
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 Appeals Board found that due process requires a complete and organized record for meaningful review and that the incomplete record prevented meaningful review, necessitating rescission and remand.
From the decision · page 2While reconsideration was granted to allow sufficient opportunity to further study the factual and legal issues in this case, the filing of the arbitration file in EAMS has still never been completed as required by WCAB Rule 10995.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Arbitration file was never completed and filed in EAMS as required by WCAB Rule 10995
Favours Applicant prevailed
Prevented meaningful review of the petition and decision, violating due process
From the decision · page 2While reconsideration was granted to allow sufficient opportunity to further study the factual and legal issues in this case, the filing of the arbitration file in EAMS has still never been completed as required by WCAB Rule 10995.
The rules the panel named
Authorities as the decision cited them, with how this panel applied each one.
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, 10995(c)(1)-(3)
WCAB Rule 10995
Requires arbitrator to forward report and complete arbitration file within 15 days of receiving petition for reconsideration
From the decision · page 2WCAB Rule 10995 provides that if the arbitrator does not rescind the order, decision or award within 15 days of receiving the petition for reconsideration, the arbitrator is required to forward an electronic copy of their report and the complete arbitration file within 15 days after receiving the petition for reconsideration pursuant to WCAB Rule 10995(c)(3). (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 10995(c)(1)-(3).) WCAB Rule 10914 requires the arbitrator to make and maintain the record of the arbitration proceeding, which must include the following:
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, 10914(c)
WCAB Rule 10914
Requires arbitrator to maintain complete record of arbitration proceedings including findings and report on petition for reconsideration
From the decision · page 2WCAB Rule 10995 provides that if the arbitrator does not rescind the order, decision or award within 15 days of receiving the petition for reconsideration, the arbitrator is required to forward an electronic copy of their report and the complete arbitration file within 15 days after receiving the petition for reconsideration pursuant to WCAB Rule 10995(c)(3). (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 10995(c)(1)-(3).) WCAB Rule 10914 requires the arbitrator to make and maintain the record of the arbitration proceeding, which must include the following:
Due process under California and U.S. Constitutions
Requires notice and opportunity to be heard; denial of due process renders decision unreasonable
From the decision · page 3The Appeals Board's constitutional requirement to accomplish substantial justice means that the Appeals Board must protect the due process rights of every person seeking reconsideration. (See San Bernardino Cmty. Hosp. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (1999) 74 Cal.App.4th 928, 936 [64 Cal.Comp.Cases 986] ["essence of due process is... notice and the opportunity to be heard"]; Katzin v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (1992) 5 Cal.App.4th 703, 710 [57 Cal.Comp.Cases 230].) In fact, "a denial of due process renders the appeals board's decision unreasonable..." and therefore vulnerable to a writ of review. (Von Ritzhoff, supra, 233 Cal.App.4th at p. 985 citing Lab. Code, § 5952(a), (c).) Thus, due process requires a meaningful consideration of the merits of every case de novo with a well-reasoned decision based on the evidentiary record and the relevant law.
What proof carried it
The evidence the panel weighed, by kind.
Incomplete arbitration file and record not filed in EAMS as required by WCAB Rule 10995
From the decision · page 2While reconsideration was granted to allow sufficient opportunity to further study the factual and legal issues in this case, the filing of the arbitration file in EAMS has still never been completed as required by WCAB Rule 10995.
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