What the panel ordered
The Petition for Reconsideration is denied, affirming the WCJ's denial of defendant's Petition for Credit.
Defendant filed a Petition for Reconsideration of the WCJ's Findings issued on March 10, 2026, which denied defendant's Petition for Credit. The WCAB panel considered the Petition, Answer, and WCJ Report and issued a decision on June 8, 2026.
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.
Defendant failed to meet its burden of proof to establish entitlement to a credit due to lack of settlement documentation and evidence of allocation of funds, as well as no medical evidence linking third party negligence to increased disability or compensation owed.
From the decision · page 3On March 10, 2026, the WCJ issued her Findings, ruling that defendant had failed to meet its burden to establish a right to credit, thereby denying defendant's Petition for Credit. In her Opinion, the WCJ explained that without any documentation, including the settlement agreement itself, she could not determine the breakdown or the allocations of the funds. She could not tell if