Ana Guzman — ADJ13891084

Applicant Ana Guzman filed a Petition for Removal in her workers' compensation case against Porterville Unified School District, a permissibly self-insured employer administered by Tulare County Schools Insurance Group. The WCAB considered the petition's allegations alongside the WCJ's report addressing the merits of the petitioner's arguments. The Board found that the petitioner failed to demonstrate substantial prejudice or irreparable harm if removal were denied, and failed to show that reconsideration would not be an adequate remedy. The Board also reminded the petitioner that every petition must support its evidentiary statements with specific references to record evidence, and may not rely on unsupported 'undisputed' facts. Removal was denied.