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Case Name | Currie v. WCAB | |
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Date | 02/26/2001 | |
Note | Pre-judgment interest included in 132a awards; accrues after wrongful conduct. | |
Citation | 24 Cal. 4th 1109, 66 CCC 208 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 24442001 CA |
LORNE CURRIE, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD and LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, Respondents. On October 14, 1998, the WCAB awarded petitioner backpay of around $200,000, with interest from the date of the June 25, 1997, decision. On reconsideration, however, the WCAB found, relying on section 5800, that only postjudgment interest was allowable on section 132a awards. Here the WCAB reasoned that 'Labor Code section 5800 clearly and explicitly sets forth the interest that is allowable on compensation payments. We decline to address the issue in the first instance, but our decision does not preclude the WCAB from doing so on remand.
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