What the panel ordered
The WCJ's January 24, 2011 decision is rescinded; the Bengals are dismissed as a defendant; the case is returned to the trial level for further proceedings and decision by the WCJ.
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 facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
applicant was hired outside of California by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This fact satisfied the condition for exemption under Labor Code section 3600.5(b), leading to dismissal of the Bengals as a defendant.
The rules the panel named
Authorities as the decision cited them, with how this panel applied each one.
Labor Code section 3600.5(b)
Labor Code section 3600.5(b)