City of South San Francisco v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Bd.

Filed 2/26/18 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FIVE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Petitioner, v. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION A151857 APPEALS BOARD and CITY OF PACIFICA, (W.C.A.B. No. ADJ2151993) Respondents. Richard Johnson worked successively as a firefighter for the City of South San Francisco (CSSF) and for the City of Pacifica (Pacifica). He developed a nasopharyngeal cancer. Labor Code section 3212.1 1 establishes a presumption that cancer manifesting during and for a specified period following employment in certain…