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Guadalupe Ron Cruz — ADJ1455561

GUADALUPE RON CRUZ, Applicant vs. FIRST DATA CORPORATION; ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE administered by SEDGWICK; ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE administered by SEDGWICK, Defendants

ADJ number
ADJ1455561
Decision date
Feb 2, 2023
District office
Los Angeles
WCJ
—
Claim administrator
Sedgwick (administering for Zurich American Insurance and ACE American Insurance)
Commissioners
KATHERINE WILLIAMS DODD, COMMISSIONER, KATHERINE ZALEWSKI, CHAIR, JOSÉ H. RAZO, COMMISSIONER

Injury / body parts: cervical spine, bilateral upper extremities, sleep apnea, psyche, stress

LC §4060LC §4061LC §4062LC §4650LC §4660LC §5900LC §5903CCR §10600CCR §10605

Summary

Applicant Guadalupe Ron Cruz sought reconsideration of a WCJ's November 9, 2022 Findings and Order which held that the 2005 PDRS applies to determining permanent disability. Applicant contended the 1997 PDRS should apply because defendant's obligation to provide a Labor Code section 4061 notice arose before January 1, 2005. The Board first found the petition timely because the 25th day fell on a Sunday, extending the deadline to the next business day. On the merits, the Board found the benefits printout showed defendant began making permanent disability payments in May 2004, triggering the section 4061 notice obligation before January 1, 2005. The Board granted reconsideration and amended the F&O to find that the 1997 PDRS applies.

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