California Supreme Court August 29, 1996, No. S049642 (American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations v. Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board)

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Opinion

CHIN, J.

We granted review to decide a narrow question of first impression: whether an administrative law judge may award interest on a payment of retroactive unemployment insurance benefits. Administrative law judges, acting on behalf of the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (the Board), sit by authority granted under Unemployment Insurance Code section 100 et *1022seq.