Maria Isabel Ramirez v. Quiznos

Liens—Interpreting Services—WCAB rescinded  WCJ's order allowing interpreter's $1,570.00 lien for interpreting services provided to  applicant/fast food worker at medical treatment appointments in connection with 9/30/2006 industrial injuries to left leg, right arm, back, right shoulder and left knee, when WCAB found that, although use of an interpreter for an injured worker who does not speak English is reasonably required to cure or relieve injured worker from effects of industrial injury under Labor Code § 4600(a) and that provisions of 8 Cal. Code Reg. § 9795.1 et seq. (requiring interpreters to be certified or provisionally certified) do not apply to services rendered at medical treatment appointments, lien claimant did not establish reasonableness of its fees so as to support recovery of lien pursuant to Labor Code §§ 4903(b) and 4906(a); WCAB found that bills submitted by interpreter reflecting fees for interpreting services provided in other cases were insufficient to establish that its fees were reasonable, and that record required further development on issue of reasonableness. © Copyright 2009 LexisNexis. All rights reserved.

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