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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration, reversing a prior decision that denied jurisdiction over an applicant's claim for an injury sustained in Alaska. The applicant, a California resident, received a conditional job offer via email to her California home, requiring her to travel to Seattle to sign employment documents and then proceed to Alaska for work. The Board found that the applicant's acceptance of the employment offer, by preparing to travel to Seattle based on the California-sent offer, constituted a contract of hire made in California, thus conferring jurisdiction under Labor Code sections 5305 and 3600.5(a).
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration, reversing a prior decision that denied jurisdiction over an applicant's claim for an injury sustained in Alaska. The applicant, a California resident, received a conditional job offer via email to her California home, requiring her to travel to Seattle to sign employment documents and then proceed to Alaska for work. The Board found that the applicant's acceptance of the employment offer, by preparing to travel to Seattle based on the California-sent offer, constituted a contract of hire made in California, thus conferring jurisdiction under Labor Code sections 5305 and 3600.5(a).
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