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Eze, Olisaemeka

OLISAEMEKA EZE, Applicant vs. FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC.; permissibly self-insured, administered by SEDGWICK CMS, Defendants

ADJ number
ADJ15619594
Decision date
Dec 21, 2023
District office
Santa Rosa
WCJ
Katie F. Boriolo
Claim administrator
Sedgwick CMS (administering for FedEx Ground Package System, Inc., permissibly self-insured)
Commissioners
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Injury / body parts: psyche, stress, sleep disorder, anxiety, mental exhaustion

LC §4062.1LC §5813LC §5814CCR §10421CCR §10964

Summary

Applicant Olisaemeka Eze, an operations coordinator for FedEx Ground, suffered a cumulative psychiatric injury ending August 25, 2021. After a four-day trial, the WCJ issued a September 27, 2023 Findings, Award, and Orders finding unreasonable delay of medical treatment under Labor Code section 5814 (penalty amount deferred), ordering a replacement QME panel in psychiatry (MPD), and denying sanctions under section 5813. Applicant, acting in pro per, sought reconsideration, requesting a QME panel in psychology instead of psychiatry, section 5813 sanctions, and larger penalties. The Board granted reconsideration, adopting the WCJ's report, and amended the decision to order a replacement QME panel in psychology (PSY) within a reasonable distance of zip code 94928, while otherwise affirming the denial of sanctions and the deferred 5814 penalty.

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