Felicidad Mayfield — ADJ12158478, ADJ14880350

Applicant Felicidad Mayfield filed a petition styled as one for removal/reconsideration challenging a WCJ decision issued February 1, 2022. The Board first addressed timeliness, disagreeing with the WCJ and finding the petition timely because Rule 10605 extends the filing deadline by 10 days when any party is served outside California; here defendant was served at an out-of-state address. The Board determined the WCJ's decision was a 'hybrid' decision containing both a final (threshold) finding and interlocutory findings, but because the petitioner only challenged an interlocutory finding, the Board applied the removal standard. Applying that standard, the Board found applicant failed to show significant prejudice or irreparable harm or that reconsideration would be an inadequate remedy. The petition was therefore denied.