Legal Opinion
City of Petaluma v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. of State
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided December 10, 2018No. A153811PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtBanke, J.
*1179INTRODUCTION
In 2004, the Legislature made comprehensive changes to the workers' compensation law, one of which altered apportionment of permanent disability such that an employer is now liable only for the percentage of disability directly caused by the employment-related injury. In the instant *99case, the Qualified Medical Examiner (QME) concluded 85 percent of the claimant's disability was due to a previously asymptomatic, underlying condition. The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), however, determined no portion of the disability should be apportioned to that condition. The Workers'…
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- Rio Linda Union School District v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005
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