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This case concerns whether the California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) has jurisdiction over an applicant's claim for an injury sustained while working in Utah. The applicant, hired by a California-based company, argues California has jurisdiction because the company is based there, he paid California taxes, and he was directed to join a California union. However, the WCAB affirmed the finding that it lacked jurisdiction, as the applicant was hired and injured outside of California. The Board held that the location of the hiring and the injury are determinative for jurisdiction, not the employer's location or the applicant's tax payments.
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This case concerns whether the California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) has jurisdiction over an applicant's claim for an injury sustained while working in Utah. The applicant, hired by a California-based company, argues California has jurisdiction because the company is based there, he paid California taxes, and he was directed to join a California union. However, the WCAB affirmed the finding that it lacked jurisdiction, as the applicant was hired and injured outside of California. The Board held that the location of the hiring and the injury are determinative for jurisdiction, not the employer's location or the applicant's tax payments.
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