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ST. COMP. INS. FUND v. WORKERS' COMP. APPEALS BD.

Docket No. 59392.

117 Cal.App.3d 143 (1981)

172 Cal. Rptr. 557

STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD and GEORGE LA FAVOR, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Two.

March 20, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

James J. Vonk, Richard A. Krimen, Arthur Hershenson and Frank Evans for Petitioner.

George A. Schulman, Lewis, Marenstein & Kadar and Dexter W. Young for Respondents.

OPINION

COMPTON, J.

We are called upon once again to interpret Labor Code section 5814, which expressly provides that "When payment of compensation has been unreasonably delayed or refused, either prior to or subsequent to the issuance of an award, the full amount of the order, decision or award shall be increased by 10 percent...."

This seemingly simple statute has been the...

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