Legal Opinion
Longval v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 16, 1996No. D024789PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HALLER, J.
In this workers’ compensation proceeding, we granted the applicant representative’s petition for a writ of review to decide whether 1991 amendments to Labor Code 1 sections 4903, subdivision (a), 2 and 5710, subdivision (b)(4), 3 are unconstitutional for allowing fee awards only to licensed attorneys and disallowing fees to nonattomey representatives. We conclude the sections are rationally related to the state’s purpose in eliminating fraudulent compensation claims. We also decide “licensed attorney” is limited to members of the State Bar of California. Accordingly we deny…
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