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Case Name | Ralph's Grocery Co. v. WCAB | |
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Date | 09/25/1995 | |
Note | When employee controlling treatment, limitation of doctor 'one time change' is not applicable. | |
Citation | 38 Cal.App.4th 820 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 24311995 CA |
RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD and DAWN R. LARA, Respondents. Ralphs denied the request and temporarily cut off Lara's temporary disability benefits based on its belief that section 4601, fn. On July 13, 1994, Lara returned to Kaiser and Ralphs immediately reinstated disability payments and paid for Lara's interim period of disability. Under the circumstances, the WCJ concluded that to find Ralphs had unreasonably delayed would be 'patently unfair. 'Under the circumstances, the Board concluded Lara was entitled to penalties for unreasonable delay in providing medical treatment and temporary disability benefits.
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