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Case Name | Burch v. WCAB (UPS) | |
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Date | 04/16/1998 | |
Note | Despite inability to produce RU-94 form proving applicant had been offered modified work, employer can produce other evidence of such offer. | |
Citation | 63 CCC 606 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 27921998 CA |
Steven Burch, Petitioner v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, United Parcel Service, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Respondents. The WCAB granted reconsideration and examined the issue of whether the Rehab. WCAB concluded that employers are required to comply with the Code and all relevant regulations in terminating liability for rehab. WCAB noted that UPS had been denied the opportunity to present other evidence that could establish that it had, indeed, offered modified or alternative work. Applicant then filed a Petition for Writ of Review after the WCAB issued its decision.
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