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Case Name Baker v. WCAB (X.S.)
Date 08/11/2011
Note SAWW increase begins the January 1st of the year following the date the life pension or permanent total disability payments begin.
Citation S179194
WCC Citation WCC 37902011 CA
BAKER v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD CHRISTINE BAKER, as Administrator, etc. , Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD and X. S. , Respondents. Life pension payments commence once the worker's partial permanent disability payments have been exhausted, and thereafter continue weekly for life. He received temporary disability payments of $728 per week from the date of injury through October 19, 2006. *fn3 Petitioner in this matter, Christine Baker, is the Director of Industrial Relations serving as administrator of the SIBTF. The WCAB below agreed with the interpretation of the statutory language urged by applicant, suggesting that, "[t]his holding is also consistent with the second sentence of section 4659(c).

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