Legal Opinion
County of Riverside v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 24, 2017No. E065688PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McKINSTER, P. J.
Petitioner, County of Riverside (the County), challenges findings by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) finding that the application for adjudication of claim by respondent, Peter G. Sylves, was timely filed, and that Labor Code 1 section 5500.5, subdivision (a) (section 5500.5(a)), did not bar liability on the County’s part. The order of the WCAB is affirmed for the reasons we state post.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
From December 12, 1998, to October 28, 2010, Sylves was employed by the County as a deputy sheriff. He took a service retirement and then…
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