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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of a decision finding that an applicant's injury was not compensable. The applicant, a janitor, claimed injury while assisting her supervisor with landscaping at the supervisor's private residence. The Board adopted the Workers' Compensation Judge's findings, which found the applicant's testimony regarding being scheduled for work on the day of injury lacked credibility and was not corroborated. Furthermore, the applicant's off-duty activity at her supervisor's home did not provide any benefit to the employer, thus not falling within the course of employment.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of a decision finding that an applicant's injury was not compensable. The applicant, a janitor, claimed injury while assisting her supervisor with landscaping at the supervisor's private residence. The Board adopted the Workers' Compensation Judge's findings, which found the applicant's testimony regarding being scheduled for work on the day of injury lacked credibility and was not corroborated. Furthermore, the applicant's off-duty activity at her supervisor's home did not provide any benefit to the employer, thus not falling within the course of employment.
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