What the panel ordered
The Board rescinded the July 16, 2018 Findings and Order and substituted a new decision finding the injury did not arise out of and in the course of employment, thus the claim is barred under Labor Code section 3600(a)(9).
Defendant sought reconsideration of the July 16, 2018 Findings and Order issued by the WCJ, which found injury compensable; the WCJ recommended denial of the Petition for Reconsideration; the Board reconsidered and issued a new decision.
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
Applicant did not subjectively believe participation in the basketball tournament was required by her employment, and the activity was not approved by the employer under LAPD Manual rules, so the injury did not arise out of and in the course of employment.
From the decision · page 2Applicant filed an application for adjudication of claim alleging that on July 30, 2017 she sustained industrial injury to her right foot while playing in a basketball tournament with other women from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) called the Menehune Basketball Invitational Tournament held at a facility in the City of La Puente, California and hosted by a private organization. (Exhibit l; Summary of Evidence (MOH/SOE) June 5, 2018, page 4:23-5:1).