Legal Opinion
City of Fresno v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 7, 1985No. F004293PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HAMLIN, J.
This is a writ of review from a Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (board) order and denial of a petition for reconsideration. The order is that the two workers’ compensation claims filed by Albert Bernell Johnson, Sr. (applicant) are not barred by the statute of limitations.
Labor Code 1 section 5405, subdivision (a), provides that an applicant for workers’ compensation benefits must commence proceedings within one year from the date of injury. Under section 5412, the date of injury in case of cumulative injuries 2 is the date upon which the employee first suffered…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Colonial Insurance v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
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