Mt. Diablo Unified School District v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

REARDON, J.

We granted a petition for review filed by Mt. Diablo Unified School District (Mt. Diablo) to decide whether temporary disability payments commence when a school district pays an injured employee his or her normal wages under Education Code 1 section 44043. Given that section 44043 payments are, in part, temporary disability benefits under the workers’ compensation laws, the answer is yes. We therefore annul the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) and remand the matter for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

BACKGROUND

Mt. Diablo employed…