What the panel ordered
Petition for removal granted; WCJ's order taking the case off calendar rescinded; matter returned for status conference and further proceedings.
Applicant sought removal after the WCJ took the case off calendar at the April 25, 2024 MSC; the Appeals Board reviewed the WCJ's report and the petition for removal.
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.
Removal is warranted because the WCJ took the case off calendar without making a record or providing a basis for the decision, resulting in substantial prejudice and irreparable harm to applicant; the record was inadequate to support the order.
From the decision · page 4Absent same, we are unable to determine if good cause to take the case off calendar exists at this juncture due to a lack of an adequate record. Therefore, we must rescind the Order and return this matter to the calendar for a status conference for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.