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This case involves a defendant's effective appeal of a vocational rehabilitation award, despite the absence of a Declaration of Readiness to Proceed. The Court of Appeal directed the Board to vacate the original vocational rehabilitation allowance and annul a prior Board decision that had invalidated the defendant's appeal. Consequently, the Board rescinded its prior finding and ordered that the applicant take nothing for vocational rehabilitation benefits, as the award was not final before the repeal of the relevant Labor Code section.
MIGUEL RODRIGUEZ vs. RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY/FOOD 4 LESS, Permissibly Self-Insured, Administered by SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES is a workers' compensation case decided in . This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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This case involves a defendant's effective appeal of a vocational rehabilitation award, despite the absence of a Declaration of Readiness to Proceed. The Court of Appeal directed the Board to vacate the original vocational rehabilitation allowance and annul a prior Board decision that had invalidated the defendant's appeal. Consequently, the Board rescinded its prior finding and ordered that the applicant take nothing for vocational rehabilitation benefits, as the award was not final before the repeal of the relevant Labor Code section.
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