Enriquez, Jose

Applicant Jose Enriquez sought reconsideration and removal of a WCJ's June 10, 2024 Findings of Fact and Orders, which found that defendant had authorized and scheduled a functional capacity evaluation (FCE) for June 17, 2024. Applicant contended the FCE was scheduled more than 30 miles from his residence and that he was entitled to an evaluation closer to home. The Board held that the WCJ's finding resolved only an intermediate procedural or evidentiary issue, did not determine any substantive right, liability, or threshold issue, and therefore was not a 'final' order subject to reconsideration. The Board dismissed the petition to the extent it sought reconsideration and denied it to the extent it sought removal, finding no substantial prejudice or irreparable harm. The petition was dismissed and denied.