Energetic Painting & Drywall, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

ROBIE, J.

In this case again we are called upon to interpret changes made in California’s workers’ compensation law in 2004. Jose Reyes Ramirez injured his back and neck on the job in July 2004 and received temporary disability benefits for the period from July 13, 2004, through March 24, 2005. The question here is whether—based on the date of Ramirez’s injury and the dates his temporary disability benefits began and ended—the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) properly calculated Ramirez’s permanent disability award using the 1997 schedule for rating permanent…