What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied.
Petition for Reconsideration filed by defendant was timely acted upon by the Appeals Board within 60 days of case transmission.
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 acted timely on the petition within 60 days of case transmission and found no grounds to overturn the WCJ's findings and award.
From the decision · page 2Under section 5909(a), the Appeals Board must act on a petition for reconsideration within 60 days of transmission of the case to the Appeals Board. Transmission is reflected in Events in the Electronic Adjudication Management System (EAMS). Specifically, in Case Events, under Event Description is the phrase "Sent to Recon" and under Additional Information is the phrase "The case is sent to the Recon board."