6th DCA Publishes Ruling on Worker's Entitlement to TD for Appointments

The Court of Appeal for the 6th District of California has ordered publication of its decision finding that an injured worker was not entitled to temporary disability benefits for time she lost from work to attend medical appointments. The court’s decision in Skelton v. WCAB was originally released on Sept. 5 as an unpublished opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in California. Renee Skelton’s employer and State Compensation Insurance Fund last week asked the court to release the decision as a published opinion. The court complied Monday. Skelton wor...