JIMENEZ v. WORKERS' COMP. APPEALS BD.

Docket No. A052639.

1 Cal.App.4th 61 (1991)

1 Cal. Rptr.2d 660

RAUL JIMENEZ, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD and INTERSTATE BRANDS CORPORATION, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Five.

November 22, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Boxer, Elkind & Gerson, Michael G. Gerson, Smith, Wright & Peterson and Stephen P. Angelides for Petitioner.

Airola, Williams, Otis & Paterno and Barry J. Williams as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.

Liebman, Reiner & McNeil and Joseph H. Leonard for Respondents.

Hanna, Brophy, MacLean & Jensen, Bennett M. Lieber and Richard H. Jordan as Amici Curiae on behalf of Respondents.


OPINION

KING, J.

In this case we hold that the "maintenance allowance" benefit provision created by workers' compensation reform legislation does not apply retroactively to injuries which occurred before its effective date.

BACKGROUND

Temporary disability indemnity (TD). Workers who are partially or totally temporarily disabled due to an industrial injury receive "temporary disability indemnity" (TD or medical...

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