Hamidullah Sarwary — ADJ8246247, ADJ8258390, ADJ9024430

Applicant Hamidullah Sarwary, a Walgreens manager, sustained three industrial injuries and resolved his claims by Compromise and Release on November 25, 2015, which expressly did not require him to resign. When he returned to work in May 2016, a new manager told him he was no longer 'in the system' and instructed him to clean out his locker and desk. The WCJ found a Labor Code section 132a violation, awarding $10,000 increased compensation, $250 costs, lost wages subject to proof, and a 15% attorney fee. Defendant sought reconsideration, arguing the WCJ erroneously excluded Exhibit G (a Court of Appeal decision describing applicant's felony convictions), that applicant was medically unfit, and that he abandoned his position. The Board granted reconsideration solely to admit Exhibit G into evidence but affirmed the F&A in all other respects, finding the felony convictions insufficient to discredit applicant's consistent and credible testimony or to disprove wage loss.