Ted Parker vs. County Of Kern, Permissibly Self-insured
In this case, the County of Kern sought reconsideration of a workers’ compensation administrative law judge’s (WCJ) determination that applicant Ted Parker was entitled to an award of 50% permanent disability as a result of a May 6, 2008 industrial injury to his lumbar spine. The County argued that the WCJ failed to apportion to Parker’s prior award of 20% permanent disability for a 2006 industrial injury to his lumbar spine, and that Parker was only entitled to an award of 30% permanent disability. The WCJ’s Report and Recommendation on Petition for Reconsideration was accepted, and the permanent disability awarded was amended to reflect the proper calculation of apportionment to the prior permanent, partial disability award.
