School District Gets Interest on Funds Wrongfully Withheld by JPA

A California appellate court ruled that a public school district was entitled to interest on the funds that had been wrongfully retained by the joint powers authority that had once been in charge of its workers’ compensation program. Case: De Santa Ana v. Benefit & Liability Programs of California, No. B291829, 10/16/2019, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: On July 1, 1987, the Bellflower Unified School District, Lynwood Unified School District and Paramount Unified School District established a joint powers agreement, creating the Benefit & Liability Programs of C...