State Supreme Court Denies Apportionment Challenge

The California Supreme Court denied review to an applicant’s challenge to a workers’ compensation judge’s decision to apportion 10% of his permanent disability award.The state Supreme Court denied Jose Gonzalez’s petition for review on Wednesday, in the case of Gonzalez v. WCAB (Uniform Rental Services). Gonzalez, the applicant in the case, attempted to challenge a workers’ compensation judge’s decision to apportion 10% of his permanent disability indemnity award. After apportionment, the judge concluded that he suffered a 90.25% permanent disability, and ap...