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This case involves a professional soccer player's workers' compensation claim for cumulative industrial injury. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, rescinding the initial award due to issues with permanent disability rate and apportionment. Crucially, the Board remanded the case to determine Major League Soccer's (MLS) role as a single entity employer, as the applicant's initial contract was signed in California, establishing jurisdiction. This determination will impact liability and the potential joinder of prior insurers.
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This case involves a professional soccer player's workers' compensation claim for cumulative industrial injury. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, rescinding the initial award due to issues with permanent disability rate and apportionment. Crucially, the Board remanded the case to determine Major League Soccer's (MLS) role as a single entity employer, as the applicant's initial contract was signed in California, establishing jurisdiction. This determination will impact liability and the potential joinder of prior insurers.
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