JOSE VILLALOBOS vs. PIONEER THEATRES, INC., CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE COMPANIES, STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied a petition for reconsideration filed by State Compensation Insurance Fund. The petition challenged an order directing payment of $30.00 in interpreter costs to Tony Barriere Interpreting Service, Inc. The WCJ's report, adopted by the WCAB, found the defendant's claim of prior full payment unsupported by evidence and determined the requested costs were reasonable under the Labor Code. Therefore, reconsideration was denied.