Lam, Fu Hao

Applicant Fu Hao Lam filed a Petition for Removal in a workers' compensation matter against the City and County of San Francisco, a permissibly self-insured employer. The Appeals Board considered the petition and the WCJ's report on the merits of the petitioner's arguments. Applying the standard that removal is an extraordinary remedy requiring a showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm, the Board found the petitioner failed to make such a showing. The Board also found that reconsideration would be an adequate remedy if a final adverse decision ultimately issued. The Petition for Removal was denied.