BONTEMPO v. WORKERS' COMP. APPEALS BD.

No. B207660.

173 Cal.App.4th 689 (2009)

___ Cal.Rptr.3d ___

DON BONTEMPO, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD and the CITY OF ALHAMBRA, Respondents.

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

April 30, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis, Marenstein, Wicke & Sherwin, Gold D. Lee and Allison E. Barrett for Petitioner.

Kegel, Tobin & Truce and Steven M. Green for Respondent City of Alhambra.

Neil P. Sullivan and Vincent Bausano for Respondent Workers' Compensation Appeals Board.


OPINION

MANELLA, J.

This case turns on the effect of an amendment to the statutes that govern the permanent disability component of workers' compensation. Labor Code section 4658 contains several formulas for determining the number of weeks an injured worker will receive permanent disability benefits.1 In 2004, subdivision (d) was added to section 4658, creating a new formula that applies to injuries occurring...

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