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DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS & REHABILITATION v. WORKERS' COMP. APPEALS BD.

No. E079076.

94 Cal.App.5th 464 (2023)

311 Cal. Rptr. 3d 861

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD and MICHAEL AYALA, Respondents.

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

August 14, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carla R. Anene , Mark Beatty , Mary R. Huckabaa , A. Gina Hogtanian and Tariq Ashrati for Petitioner.

Allison J. Fairchild for Respondent Workers' Compensation Appeals Board.

Adams, Ferrone, Ferrone and Michael T. Bannon for Respondent Michael Ayala.

OPINION

In workers' compensation law, if a worker is injured because of the employer's serious and willful misconduct, the "compensation" the worker is entitled to increases by one-half. The statute defining "compensation" limits the term to benefits or payments provided by division 4 of the Labor Code. In this writ...

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