What the panel ordered
Petition for disqualification denied
Petition for disqualification of the WCJ filed on December 1, 2025
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 petition failed to show specific facts establishing bias or an unqualified opinion that could not be changed, and the WCJ's opinions were based on evidence and law, not bias.
From the decision · page 1Applicant seeks disqualification of the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) based upon general allegations that the WCJ is biased.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The petition for disqualification did not set forth specific facts constituting grounds for disqualification, only general allegations of bias.
Favours Defendant prevailed