Castro, Jose Manual

Defendant Fabrica International, dba The Dixie Group, Inc. (permissibly self-insured, administered by LWP Claims) filed a Petition for Removal challenging the WCJ's June 10, 2025 order setting the matter for trial, after the WCJ issued a verbal order denying defendant's petition for consolidation. Defendant contended that consolidation was warranted. The Appeals Board considered the petition and the WCJ's Report and Recommendation, which recommended denial. The Board held that removal is an extraordinary remedy and that defendant failed to show substantial prejudice or irreparable harm, or that reconsideration would be an inadequate remedy. The Board denied removal, noting the parties would have the opportunity to raise the consolidation issue and develop a record at trial.