What the panel ordered
Petition for reconsideration granted; Findings of Fact amended to reflect 2022 statutory maximum rates for temporary total disability (TTD) and permanent total disability (PTD); award amended accordingly; TTD benefits payable at rates in effect at time of payment; PTD rate fixed as of date of injury.p. 8
Defendant sought reconsideration of the April 22, 2026 Findings and Award regarding applicant's injury and disability rates; the WCJ prepared a Report and Recommendation to deny the petition; the Appeals Board granted reconsideration and amended the Findings and Award.
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 granted reconsideration to amend the TTD and PTD rates to reflect the 2022 statutory maximum rates for PTD fixed as of the date of injury and TTD payable at rates in effect at the time of payment, consistent with Labor Code provisions.
From the decision · page 8For the foregoing reasons, IT IS ORDERED that reconsideration of the decision of April 22, 2026 is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED as the Decision After Reconsideration of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board that the decision of April 22, 2026 is AFFIRMED, except that it is AMENDED as follows: