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Rodriguez, Janeth

JANETH RODRIGUEZ, Applicant vs. K&N ENGINEERING; ARCH INDEMNITY, administered by GALLAGHER BASSETT SERVICES, Defendants

ADJ number
ADJ17812320
Decision date
Apr 7, 2024
District office
Riverside
WCJ
Eric Yee
Claim administrator
Gallagher Bassett Services (administering Arch Indemnity)
Commissioners
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Injury / body parts: cervical spine, left shoulder, hands, wrists, right arm, right elbow, fingers, neck

LC §3600LC §3208.3LC §5400LC §5411LC §5412LC §5705LC §3202.5LC §5405CCR §10964

Summary

Applicant Janeth Rodriguez worked for K&N Engineering from 2005 until being laid off on February 7, 2023, and filed a cumulative trauma claim on June 13, 2023, after termination. Defendant asserted post-termination (Labor Code section 3600(a)(10)) and statute of limitations defenses, arguing applicant knew or should have known her condition was work-related before the layoff. The WCJ found the cumulative injury compensable and rejected the affirmative defenses, finding no evidence of disability under section 5412 prior to the layoff and insufficient evidence that applicant had the requisite knowledge given her limited English and lack of workers' compensation training. On reconsideration, the Board granted to amend Finding of Fact number 1 to include jurisdictional stipulations and find AOE/COE injury to the cervical spine and left shoulder, while deferring all other body parts, and otherwise affirmed the Findings and Award and returned the matter for further development of the record.

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