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Calif. High Court Upholds WC 2nd Injury Restriction

The California Supreme Court has upheld a provision of the state's 2004 workers' compensation reform legislation defining the limits of an employer's responsibility when the injured employee has a pri

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The California Supreme Court has upheld a provision of the state’s 2004 workers’ compensation reform legislation defining the limits of an employer’s responsibility when the injured employee has a prior medical condition.

On Friday, the court refused to take up the appeal of an injured electrician whose comp disability award was partially reduced because he had an arthritic condition prior to his injury on the job.

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