What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied.
Petition for Reconsideration filed by applicant pro per after dismissal of attorney; WCJ issued report recommending denial; WCAB panel decision issued denying reconsideration.
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 WCJ and WCAB found no new evidence or grounds to reconsider; the applicant's delay and lack of credible evidence led to denial.
From the decision · page 5Before turning toward discussion of the case, the court notes that the applicant has not shown that the attached documents to the Petition for Reconsideration are new evidence which applicant could not with reasonable diligence have discovered and produced at trial as required under Labor Code Section 5903(d). In addition, the Petition for Reconsideration has attached
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Applicant had knowledge of the settlement since at least 2007 but delayed raising non-payment claim until 2021-2022.