Legal Opinion
Ritchie v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 4, 1994No. F020491PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DIBIASO, J.
We hold that, under Labor Code 1 sections 139.5, 4850, and 4853, an injured municipal police officer is not entitled to receive a vocational rehabilitation maintenance allowance after the effective date of his or her disability retirement under the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS).
Procedural History
On August 20, 1991, Rocky D. Ritchie (petitioner), then a police detective for the respondent City of Bakersfield (the City), sustained an admitted injury to his back. In February 1992, after approximately six months of physical therapy, petitioner asked to be returned…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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