19 Nov 2012

Use of Sick Leave to Attend Medical Appointments: Cal. Comp. Cases December Advanced Postings (11/19/2012)

Here’s the first batch of advanced postings for the December 2012 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases.

Lexis.com subscribers can link to the cases to read the complete headnotes and summaries.

Robin Redwine, Petitioner v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, County of Merced, PSI, Respondents, 2012 Cal. Wrk. Comp. LEXIS 149

Discrimination—Labor Code § 132a—Use of Sick Leave—WCAB upheld WCJ’s finding that defendant did not violate Labor Code § 132a or engage in sanctionable conduct under Labor Code § 5813 and 8 Cal. Code Reg. § 10561(b) by requiring applicant/supervising employment training specialist with psyche and heart injuries to use part of her accrued sick leave to attend medical appointments, when defendant's policy on…