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Case Name | Barrett Business Services, Inc v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board and Rafael Rivas | |
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Date | 03/22/2012 | |
Note | An employer must send an injured worker a second $17,000 settlement check after the first check was signed and cashed by an unknown party. | |
Citation | B233168 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 38722012 CA |
Barrett Business Services, Inc v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board and Rafael Rivas, No. B233168 (Cal. App. Dist. 2 03/22/2012) IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE B233168 March 22, 2012 BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. , PETITIONER, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD AND RAFAEL RIVAS, RESPONDENTS, (Los Angeles County W. C. A. B. Case No. ADJ2596770) PROCEEDING to review a decision of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. A compromise and release of the workers' compensation claim of applicant Rafael Rivas contained an incorrect address for Rivas. His employer, Barrett Business Services, Inc. (Barrett), sent a $17,000 check to Rivas at the incorrect address. Thus the Workers' Compensation Administrative Law Judge's order and award correctly found that Barrett was liable to pay settlement proceeds of $17,000 to Rivas. Barrett petitioned to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) for reconsideration of that order and award.
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