Monica Sun Bass — ADJ17608786

Defendant sought reconsideration or removal of the WCJ's April 27, 2026 Findings and Order denying its petition to consolidate 18 cases sharing common applicant attorneys. Defendant argued that denying consolidation would cause significant prejudice and irreparable harm through duplicative hearings, fragmented evidentiary records, and inconsistent WCJ rulings on shared factual, procedural, discovery, and medical-legal issues. The Board first confirmed it timely acted under amended Labor Code section 5909, as the case was transmitted on June 3, 2026 and the decision issued August 3, 2026. Because the decision resolved a threshold issue (existence of employment relationship) yet the petitioner only challenged the interlocutory consolidation denial, the Board applied the removal standard. Finding no showing of significant prejudice or irreparable harm and that reconsideration would be an adequate remedy, the Board denied the petition.