County of Los Angeles v. State
California Supreme Court
729 P.2d 202 (1987)

- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
The State of California (defendant) passed a law increasing workers’-compensation benefits that employers were required to pay. The law applied to both private and public employers. The California Constitution required the state to reimburse local governments when the state mandated a “new program or higher level of service” on a local government. The County of Los Angeles (the county) (plaintiff) sought reimbursement from the state prior to making the increased workers’-compensation payments to its county employees. The state refused, and the county brought suit.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Grodin, J.)
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