WCAB Asks 4th DCA to Remand Appeal of Claim Denied Over Misdemeanor

The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board asked California’s 4th District Court of Appeal to annul a decision denying a claim filed by a truck driver who was convicted of a misdemeanor and to remand the case for further analysis of Labor Code provisions disallowing benefits for certain criminal conduct. The WCAB in a Sept. 9 filing with the 4th DCA that it should have but did not address some of the issues Christopher Johnson raised in his writ appealing the July 1 order denying reconsideration of the decision denying his claim. Specifically, the WCAB said it needs to further analyz...