SHAEANN YOUNG vs. SAVE MART, permissibly self-insured and administered by PEGASUS RISK MANAGEMENT

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of an award to Shaeann Young, finding that her nolo contendere plea to misdemeanor insurance fraud did not bar her from receiving benefits. The Board determined that Young had sustained actual industrial injuries, that the awarded compensation was supported by substantial medical evidence unrelated to the fraud, and that her credibility was not entirely destroyed. Consequently, Young remains entitled to the temporary disability indemnity and medical treatment benefits.