CA Supreme Court Asked to Look at 5814 Retroactivity

The California Supreme Court Thursday acknowledged receipt of an employer's arguments that Labor Code section 5814 as amended by SB 899 is, in fact, retroactive.In March, the Second Appellate District ruled against appellant James Green when it found that SB 899's modification to the penalty statute, LC 5814, applied to his claim, even though he had commenced proceedings prior to the passage of SB 899, and the conduct that was the subject of Green's penalty petition, likewise, occurred long before SB 899. In Green vs. WCAB (B171921, 3/30/05) the Court said, "... we need look no further than to...