Howard v. General Motors Corp.

Defendant appeals by leave granted from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB), affirming the hearing officer’s determination that plaintiff was disabled by the aggravation of a back condition causally related to his employment. The WCAB modified the award as rendered by the hearing officer to include 12% interest on the accrued, but unpaid, compensation benefits due to the plaintiff. Defendant also appeals from this portion of the WCAB’s order.

Plaintiff commenced his employment with defendant at its Fisher Body plant in Grand Blanc on April 23, 1953, and, in October, 1956,…