What the panel ordered
The WCAB rescinded the January 21, 2020 Findings and Award and remanded the matter to the WCJ to consider the Compromise and Release and conduct further proceedings as appropriate.
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 WCAB granted reconsideration to study the issues but ultimately remanded the matter for consideration of a Compromise and Release filed by the parties, without ruling on the merits of the petition.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The parties filed a fully executed Compromise and Release on January 27, 2022.
Favours neutral
This settlement prompted the WCAB to rescind the prior Findings and Award and remand the matter to the WCJ for consideration of the settlement.
From the decision · page 1We granted reconsideration to further study the factual and legal issues presented. Subsequently, the parties participated in a commissioners' settlement conference at our request. On January 27, 2022, the parties filed a fully executed Compromise and Release. In order to expedite review and approval of the Compromise and Release, we will rescind the January 21, 2020 Findings and Award and Orders, and remand this matter to the WCJ to