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Case Name | Jimenez v. San Joaquin Valley Labor | |
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Date | 01/24/2002 | |
Note | On-season & off-season TD rates; 2 tiered VR rates. | |
Citation | 67 CCC 74 [En Banc] | |
WCC Citation | WCC 28352002 CA |
WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD STATE OF CALIFORNIA MARIA YOLANDA JIMENEZ, Applicant, vs. SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY LABOR; and SUPERIOR NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendants. In the former case the prediction of earnings need only be made for the duration of the temporary disability. Specifically, there is no significant evidence applicant likely would have worked during the off-season, had she not been injured. Second, the finding of two different temporary disability indemnity rates for a seasonal employee is fully consistent with the governing law. Vocational rehabilitation is one of the most important benefits under the Labor Code (Martinez v. Workers' Comp.
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