Los Angeles County Fire Department v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board & Clifton

Opinion

FLIER, J.

Clifton Norton (Norton), a battalion chief for the Los Angeles County Fire Department (County), was injured at work and was awarded vocational rehabilitation maintenance allowance at the temporary disability indemnity “delay” rate from September 8, 2005, to August 28, 2007, under Labor Code former sections 139.5 and 4642. On December 30, 2008, the County petitioned the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) for reconsideration and contended that Norton was not entitled to any maintenance allowance from September 8, 2005, to September 26, 2006, and, in any case, he was not…