Kidd v. Automobile Club of Southern California (Decision No. 26-09)– The ALJ did not commit reversible error by adopting medical opinions on part-time restricted work capacity and reviewing numerous relevant factors such as age, education, work experience, intelligence and geographic area to impute a part-time earning capacity of $450 per week when granting the employee’s petition for review. The ALJ was compelled to accept competing medical opinions or the conclusions of a labor market expert.
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