Zenith: Interpreting for Treatment Not Reimbursable

Zenith Insurance Co. is petitioning for reimbursement of $3,000 it says it paid erroneously to a Los Angeles interpreting firm, contending that interpreting services for the purposes of treating an injured worker is not reimbursable. "Defendant, Zenith Insurance Company contends that there is no provision in the Labor Code for interpreting at treatment visits," Zenith said in a pleading to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board in Santa Monica. "Defendant points out that neither Labor Code Section 4600 nor Labor Code Section 9795 (which deal with interpreting) indicate that defendant is liab...