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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of a decision finding the applicant an employee of Corn Maiden Foods, Inc. The defendant argued the collateral estoppel issue was not timely raised, but the Board found it was sufficiently put in issue. The Board also rejected the argument that the Labor Commissioner did not expressly rule on the employment status. The defendant's remedy was to appeal the Labor Commissioner's decision, not to re-litigate the issue.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of a decision finding the applicant an employee of Corn Maiden Foods, Inc. The defendant argued the collateral estoppel issue was not timely raised, but the Board found it was sufficiently put in issue. The Board also rejected the argument that the Labor Commissioner did not expressly rule on the employment status. The defendant's remedy was to appeal the Labor Commissioner's decision, not to re-litigate the issue.
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