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This case involves an applicant's petition to reopen for new and further disability following a previous workers' compensation award for back injury. The defendant sought reconsideration, arguing the judge erred by not crediting prior disability payments and by awarding a penalty on the entire new and further disability. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration, finding the judge's award implicitly credited prior payments and that a penalty was warranted due to unreasonable delay in payment following receipt of an Agreed Medical Examiner's report indicating increased disability. The Board corrected a clerical error in the award to clarify credit was given.
IRMA ZAMORA vs. STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Legally Uninsured is a workers' compensation case decided in San Francisco. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in San Francisco.
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This case involves an applicant's petition to reopen for new and further disability following a previous workers' compensation award for back injury. The defendant sought reconsideration, arguing the judge erred by not crediting prior disability payments and by awarding a penalty on the entire new and further disability. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration, finding the judge's award implicitly credited prior payments and that a penalty was warranted due to unreasonable delay in payment following receipt of an Agreed Medical Examiner's report indicating increased disability. The Board corrected a clerical error in the award to clarify credit was given.
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