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Ernest Winslow, an employee of the City of Alameda, sustained injuries on September 1, 2023, while pursuing and attempting to block a stolen city truck. The City of Alameda denied his workers' compensation claim, arguing his actions were an unauthorized departure from employment. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration, affirming the WCJ's finding that Winslow's injury arose out of and in the course of his employment. The WCAB concluded that Winslow's actions, while potentially reckless, were an unauthorized manner of performing his duties to protect employer property, not an abandonment of his employment.
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Ernest Winslow, an employee of the City of Alameda, sustained injuries on September 1, 2023, while pursuing and attempting to block a stolen city truck. The City of Alameda denied his workers' compensation claim, arguing his actions were an unauthorized departure from employment. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration, affirming the WCJ's finding that Winslow's injury arose out of and in the course of his employment. The WCAB concluded that Winslow's actions, while potentially reckless, were an unauthorized manner of performing his duties to protect employer property, not an abandonment of his employment.
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