Legal Opinion
State Compensation Insurance Fund v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 4, 1979No. Civ. 20002PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TAMURA, J.
The sole question presented by this proceeding is whether an industrially injured municipal employee is entitled to the vocational rehabilitation benefits mandated by Labor Code section 139.5, as amended in 1974.
In September 1975, Thomas K. Slotten (hereafter applicant) sustained an industrial injury to his head, neck, and shoulders while employed as a police officer by the City of Santa Monica. Following settlement of his workers’ compensation claim through a compromise and release agreement, applicant submitted a vocational rehabilitation plan to the Rehabilitation Bureau…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Moyer v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- Select Base Materials, Inc. v. Board of EqualizationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
- Friends of Mammoth v. Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- Bodinson Manufacturing Co. v. California Employment CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
- Agricultural Labor Relations Board v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Sherwin-Williams Co. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
- Van De Kamp v. Bank of AmericaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
- Webb v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
- Yoshisato v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
- City of Santa Ana v. City of Garden GroveCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
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