What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied; December 29, 2021 Findings and Order affirmed
Petition for Reconsideration filed by Paule the applicant as Guardian Ad Litem after denial of claim for lack of employment and jurisdiction; WCJ report recommending denial of reconsideration adopted by Board
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
Applicant failed to prove employment relationship with defendant or jurisdiction of California workers' compensation system; evidence such as residuals payment and business entity records insufficient to establish contract or regular employment in California.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Favours Defendant prevailed
Without proof of employment or jurisdiction, claim cannot proceed under workers' compensation law.