Alicia Millan De Pulido — ADJ13306324

Defendant TWM Industries (dba Carl's Jr.) sought reconsideration of the WCJ's December 30, 2020 order denying its Petition to Dismiss. The Appeals Board held that the order denying the Petition to Dismiss was an intermediate procedural order that does not determine any substantive right, liability, or threshold issue, and therefore is not a 'final' order subject to reconsideration. The Board dismissed the petition to the extent it sought reconsideration and treated it as a petition for removal, which it denied because the petitioner failed to show substantial prejudice or irreparable harm. The Board further noted that the relief defendant sought via its petition to dismiss was tantamount to summary judgment, which is not permitted in workers' compensation proceedings.