Legal Opinion
Nunez v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 7, 2006No. B182381PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
EPSTEIN, P. J.
In 2004, the Legislature enacted substantial changes in workers’ compensation law. The legislative vehicle for these changes was Senate Bill No. 899 (2003-2004 Reg. Sess.) (Sen. Bill 899), enacted as an urgency measure on April 19, 2004. Most of the legislation was effective immediately, but the portion at issue in this case, relating to medical evaluation and reporting when the employee is represented by counsel, is only operative for injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2005.
Under the former version of Labor Code section 4060, 1 a represented employee and his or…
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