Richard Camacho Guzman — ADJ15622195

Cost petitioner NAP Interpreting provided Spanish translation services for applicant Richard Camacho Guzman at the reading and signing of a Compromise and Release on May 30, 2023. The WCJ found that this translation was not performed in connection with a board hearing, arbitration, or deposition, and therefore applied AD Rule 9795.3(b)(2), awarding only the two-hour minimum of $90.00, less than the $175.00 already paid by State Compensation Insurance Fund, resulting in cost petitioner taking nothing further. Cost petitioner sought reconsideration, arguing the C&R translation should be compensated under AD Rule 9795.3(b)(1) at the greater of the market rate or Superior Court rate. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, finding it unclear whether the WCJ applied the correct analysis under 9795.3(b)(1) versus 9795.3(b)(2), and deferred a final decision pending further study of the factual and legal issues.