Legal Opinion
County of Kern v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 30, 2011No. F057718PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
THE COURT.*
This court granted a petition for writ of review filed by the County of Kern (Kern) to inquire into and determine whether the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) erred in concluding a volunteer firefighter with a local nonprofit firefighting organization was a county employee for purposes of workers’ compensation coverage within the meaning of Labor Code section 3361.1 (§ 5950; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.495.) Kern contends it never provided the organization with either the “official recognition” or “full or partial support” required under section 3361 to invoke its…
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