What the panel ordered
The WCAB rescinded the prior Findings and Order and substituted a new Findings and Order finding the applicant sustained injury arising out of and in the course of employment to her head, deferring all other issues.
Defendant sought reconsideration of the Findings & Order issued by the WCJ on December 6, 2022, which found the injury compensable as arising out of and in the course of employment.
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 was injured on employer's premises while waiting for her ride home after her shift ended, which is reasonably contemplated by employment and not a material deviation from duties, thus compensable under Labor Code section 3600(a).
From the decision · page 2applicant sustained injury arising out of and in the course of employment (AOE/COE) to her head while employed by defendant and that all other issues are deferred.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.