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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration regarding the death of Rahmatolah Yaghoubi. The case centered on whether Yaghoubi's fatal injury, sustained during an assault on a public sidewalk on a paid holiday, arose out of and in the course of his employment with CalTrans. The Board affirmed the Workers' Compensation Judge's finding that Yaghoubi, a civil engineer known for working extended and flexible hours from home, was considered to be in the course of employment under the personal comfort doctrine. Furthermore, the assault was classified as a neutral risk, making the injury compensable.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration regarding the death of Rahmatolah Yaghoubi. The case centered on whether Yaghoubi's fatal injury, sustained during an assault on a public sidewalk on a paid holiday, arose out of and in the course of his employment with CalTrans. The Board affirmed the Workers' Compensation Judge's finding that Yaghoubi, a civil engineer known for working extended and flexible hours from home, was considered to be in the course of employment under the personal comfort doctrine. Furthermore, the assault was classified as a neutral risk, making the injury compensable.
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