Anderson v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

ZENOVICH, Acting P. J.

— Petitioner Lorraine N. Anderson (Anderson) contends that respondent Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (Board) erred in the method it calculated a 10 percent penalty against respondent State Compensation Insurance Fund (Fund) pursuant to Labor Code section 5814 for Fund’s unreasonable delay in paying prior penalties assessed on a previous permanent disability award and on an award of medical treatment costs. We hold it was erroneous for the Board to levy penalties only against the amounts by which the original awards had been increased, rather than against the…