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In Mendoza v. Kelly Services, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the employer's petition for reconsideration. The Board affirmed the administrative law judge's finding that the applicant's injury, sustained while walking from an employer-assigned parking lot to the worksite, was not barred by the going and coming rule. The applicant was injured crossing a freeway on-ramp when a truck struck him. The Board reasoned that the applicant had already entered the employer's premises and the employment relationship had commenced when he was injured.
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In Mendoza v. Kelly Services, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the employer's petition for reconsideration. The Board affirmed the administrative law judge's finding that the applicant's injury, sustained while walking from an employer-assigned parking lot to the worksite, was not barred by the going and coming rule. The applicant was injured crossing a freeway on-ramp when a truck struck him. The Board reasoned that the applicant had already entered the employer's premises and the employment relationship had commenced when he was injured.
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