Zenith Insurance v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

POLLAK, J.

Zenith Insurance Company (Zenith), the workers’ compensation carrier for Hutchinson Motors, petitioned for a writ of review of the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (Board) on the claim of Nader Azizi. Zenith contends the court should have applied the new permanent disability rating schedule that went into effect on January 1, 2005, rather than the 1997 schedule that was in effect when Azizi was injured. (See Lab. Code, § 4660, subd. (d).) We agree and annul the award.

BACKGROUND

Azizi was employed as a used car assistant at Hutchinson Motors. On October 21,…