What the panel ordered
The WCAB granted the Petition for Reconsideration, affirmed the Findings of Fact and Orders issued by the WCJ on June 23, 2025, and amended Finding 2 to clarify that the applicant was providing a benefit to the employer at the time of injury under Labor Code section 3600(a)(2).
Defendant sought reconsideration of the Findings of Fact and Orders issued by the WCJ, which found the injury arose out of and in the course of employment (AOE/COE). The WCJ issued a Report and Recommendation to deny the petition. The WCAB granted the petition for reconsideration and affirmed the F&O with an amendment to Finding 2.
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.
The applicant was found to be providing a benefit to the employer at the time of injury, meeting the condition under Labor Code section 3600(a)(2). The injury occurred during a lunch meeting to discuss personnel issues, which was reasonably expected and beneficial to the employer.
From the decision · page 1Defendant seeks reconsideration of the Findings of Fact and Orders (F&O) issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ), wherein the WCJ found that applicant's injury arose out of and occurred in the course of employment (AOE/COE).