Legal Opinion
Angell v. Peterson Tractor, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 12, 1994No. C013344PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NICHOLSON, J.
Is workers’ compensation the exclusive remedy for an employee discriminatorily terminated based on a physical handicap arising from a work-related injury? We conclude it is because discrimination based on a work-related physical handicap is a risk explicitly included by the *985Legislature in the compensation bargain. (Lab. Code, § 132a; see also Gantt v. Sentry Insurance (1992) 1 Cal.4th 1083, 1100 [4 Cal.Rptr.2d 874, 824 P.2d 680], and cases cited therein.)
Summary of Facts and Procedure
Appellant Leland Angell was employed by respondent Peterson Tractor, Inc., beginning in…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Foley v. Interactive Data Corp.California Supreme Court · 1988
- Tameny v. Atlantic Richfield Co.California Supreme Court · 1980
- Shoemaker v. MyersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
- Gantt v. Sentry InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
- Cole v. Fair Oaks Fire Protection DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1987
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3Cited by18 opinions
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