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Case Name | Pebworth vs. Allan Hancock College, PSI | |
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Date | 08/08/2003 | |
Note | Voc rehab from pre 1/1/03 injury cannot be settled for lump sum. | |
Citation | 68 Cal.Comp.Cases 1168 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 29532003 CA |
Note: This case was OVERRULED by the Second Appellate District decision in Pebworth vs. WCAB (2004). WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD STATE OF CALIFORNIA Case No. GRO 0023699 CLARENCE A. PEBWORTH, Applicant, vs. ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE, Permissibly Self-Insured; and WORKERS' COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATORS (Third Party Administrators), Defendant(s). The ability to settle such claims beginning January 1, 2003 applies to all injuries, regardless of date of injury. The Amendments To Section 4646 Were Substantive, Not Procedural; Therefore, They Do Not Apply Retrospectively In The Absence Of Clear Legislative Intent. (Charlesworth) (1947) 30 Cal. 2d 388, 393 [12 Cal. Comp. Cases 123, 125]; American Psychometric Consultants, Inc. v. Workers' Comp.
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