Supreme Court of California

The Workers- Compensation Appeals Board may include prejudgment interest in making an award of backpay under Labor Code section 132a to an employee wrongfully denied reinstatement because of an industrial injury when the criteria of Civil Code section 3287 are met.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/26/2001
• Published 02/26/2001

Judges

• WERDEGAR, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  William A. Herreras, Grover Beach;  Drasin & Singer and Lawrence Drasin, Los Angeles, for Petitioner.,  Farrell, Fraulob, Brown & Gant and Paul R. Gant, Sacramento, for California Applicants' Attorneys Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Tobin Lucks, Benjamin R. Herschbein, Dan Tobin and Alan J. Beardsley, Sherman Oaks, for Respondent Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority., No appearance for Respondent Workers' Compensation Appeals Board.