Harbor Regional Center v. Office of Administrative Hearings

Opinion

RUBIN, J.

Harbor Regional Center (Harbor) appeals from the judgment in this administrative mandate action, contending that the trial court erred by determining that an administrative law judge (ALJ) from the state’s Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) had jurisdiction under the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act (Lanterman Act or Act; Welf. & Inst. Code, § 4500 et seq.) to order the center to pay a higher wage to the in-home care provider of a severely disabled girl.1 We conclude that under the circumstances of this case, jurisdiction to hear such disputes rests with…