The Second District Court of Appeals for California yesterday released a decision not certified for publication that, relying on an opinion apparently certified but not yet published, ruled that apportionment under the new Labor Code sections 4663 & 4664 shall be applied to existing cases including cases that were tried before the effective date of SB 899 where the decision was not final before effective date of the statute (4/19/05).In State of California, Employment Development Dept vs. WCAB (Kral) (B177453, 2/24/05), the Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) issued a decision awarding Kral 81% ...
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