Legal Opinion
State Compensation Insurance Fund v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 5, 2007No. A114505PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SWAGER, J.
The State Compensation Insurance Fund (State Fund) petitions for review (Labor Code, § 5952) 1 of the decision after reconsideration of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (Board) affirming an award to respondent, Jose C. Echeverría. State Fund contends that the award was improperly calculated using the 1997 schedule for rating permanent disabilities (PD schedule) in effect prior to January 1, 2005, rather than the new PD schedule that went into effect on that date. As will be seen, we agree and annul the award.
Section 4660 governs the calculation of permanent disability…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Granado v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co. v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
- Braewood Convalescent Hospital v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
- Rosas v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993
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