Legal Opinion
Huffman v. INTERSTATE BRANDS COMPANIES
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 12, 2004No. B160274PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CROSKEY, Acting P. J
In this case, we must determine whether an industrial injury subsequent to an alleged unlawful demotion is exempt from the exclusivity provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act (WCA) (Lab. Code, §§ 3600, 3602). Interstate Brands Corporation, Inc. (IBC), 1 and its employee Daniel Huffman (Huffman), each appeal from a judgment after a jury awarded Huffman more than $2 million in noneconomic damages after it had found that IBC had unlawfully demoted him from a district sales manager to a division sales manager. The damages awarded included the emotional distress…
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