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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration of a prior decision that found the applicant was an independent contractor. The WCAB found the applicant was, in fact, an employee, reversing the administrative law judge's determination. Factors including the defendant's control over the applicant's work, the integral nature of the applicant's tasks to the defendant's business, and the applicant's lack of a true independent business weighed heavily in this decision. The WCAB emphasized that labels and self-serving documents do not override the reality of the employment relationship.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration of a prior decision that found the applicant was an independent contractor. The WCAB found the applicant was, in fact, an employee, reversing the administrative law judge's determination. Factors including the defendant's control over the applicant's work, the integral nature of the applicant's tasks to the defendant's business, and the applicant's lack of a true independent business weighed heavily in this decision. The WCAB emphasized that labels and self-serving documents do not override the reality of the employment relationship.
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