Legal Opinion
Pebworth v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 9, 2004No. B169982PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COFFEE, J.
An employee, joined by his employer, petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, finding that amendments to Labor Code section 4646, 1 effective January 1, 2003, do not apply to injuries occurring before the effective date of the amendments. The amendments change prior law by permitting an employee and employer to settle prospective vocational rehabilitation services for a lump sum not to exceed $10,000. We vacate and remand.
FACTS
The facts are undisputed. Petitioner Clarence Pebworth sustained a specific industrial injury in 1997 and a…
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