Legal Opinion
Department of Justice v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 1, 1989No. C005170PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MARLER, J.
This case presents the issue whether the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (the Board) has jurisdiction to determine if a Department of Justice employee is eligible for benefits under Labor Code section 4800. Petitioner, Department of Justice of the State of California, petitioned this court for a writ of review of the Board’s decision to deny reconsideration of its decision finding the Board has such jurisdiction. We issued the writ. We now hold that the Board does not have jurisdiction to decide such eligibility and therefore set aside the Board’s opinion and order which…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Ginns v. SavageCalifornia Supreme Court · 1964
- Rivera v. City of FresnoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- McDowell & Craig v. City of Santa Fe SpringsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1960
- Safeway Stores, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Ritchie v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994
- Pearl v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
- Maranian v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000
- Lubetzky v. FriedmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
- Housing Authority of City of Los Angeles v. Workers'comp. Appeals Bd.California Court of Appeal · 1998
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