Legal Opinion
Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 14, 2007No. A116145PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RIVERA, J.
Costco Wholesale Corporation and its third party claims administrator Sedgwick Claims Management Services (collectively, Costco) petitioned for review of the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (Board) affirming an award to respondent Jorge Chavez (Chavez). Costco contends the award was improperly calculated using the 1997 schedule for rating permanent disabilities that was in effect before January 1, 2005, rather than the new schedule that went into effect on that date. We agree and annul the award.
I. BACKGROUND
Chavez was employed at a Costco warehouse in…
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