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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board affirmed the finding that property owner Marcos Bolanos was the "ultimate employer" of Ramiro Zapata, who sustained industrial injuries while working on Bolanos' property. The Board found Bolanos failed to prove the statute of limitations barred Zapata's claim, as Bolanos had notice of the injury shortly after it occurred but failed to provide Zapata with notice of his workers' compensation rights. Bolanos' contentions regarding denial of cross-examination and improper joinder were also rejected. A dissenting opinion argued the claim against Bolanos should be barred by the one-year statute of limitations due to an attorney's letter sent to Bolanos within months of the injury.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board affirmed the finding that property owner Marcos Bolanos was the "ultimate employer" of Ramiro Zapata, who sustained industrial injuries while working on Bolanos' property. The Board found Bolanos failed to prove the statute of limitations barred Zapata's claim, as Bolanos had notice of the injury shortly after it occurred but failed to provide Zapata with notice of his workers' compensation rights. Bolanos' contentions regarding denial of cross-examination and improper joinder were also rejected. A dissenting opinion argued the claim against Bolanos should be barred by the one-year statute of limitations due to an attorney's letter sent to Bolanos within months of the injury.
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