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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the prior decision. The Board found that while the applicant was correctly identified as an employee, the issue of whether he was excluded from workers' compensation coverage is a matter for mandatory arbitration. Therefore, the case is remanded to the trial level to proceed with arbitration on the coverage issue. The WCJ's prior finding that the applicant was not excluded from coverage is superseded by this order.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the prior decision. The Board found that while the applicant was correctly identified as an employee, the issue of whether he was excluded from workers' compensation coverage is a matter for mandatory arbitration. Therefore, the case is remanded to the trial level to proceed with arbitration on the coverage issue. The WCJ's prior finding that the applicant was not excluded from coverage is superseded by this order.
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