High Court Wraps up Briefing in Comp Case, Denies Review of 2 Others

The California Supreme Court this week denied review to two workers' compensation cases and completed the briefing process for another pending case.Briefing wrapped up in Larkin v. WCAB (City of Marysville) on Monday. The case involves a dispute about whether Labor Code 4458.2 − which entitles police officers to receive temporary or permanent disability at the maximum rate − applies only to volunteer peace officers and not to regularly sworn peace officers.Earlier this year, the 3rd District Court of Appeal ruled that John Larkin, a salaried member of the ci...