What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied.
Petition for Reconsideration filed by Travelers Indemnity Company was denied by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board panel, adopting the Arbitrator's report and recommendation.
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 Arbitrator found that the Travelers policy covered the Arizona Hotshots employees including the applicant, and no valid exclusion applied for the contract of hire made in California, thus coverage was proper under California jurisdiction.
From the decision · page 31. The Arbitrator found based on the Stipulations of the parties as follows[:] (A) that the applicant was employed by the AAF Players, LLC team, Arizona Hotshots, from January of 2019 through May 31, 2019; (B) that the applicant signed a contract with the Arizona Hotshots of the AAF Players, LLC on January 8, 2019, in California; (C) the applicant's attorney has filed the Application in California based on jurisdiction in California based on the contract of [hire] being made in the state of California; (D) the applicant never played any games, practiced or engaged in the team activities in California while employed by the AAF Players, LLC team, Arizona Hotshots; (D) The applicant was never employed by the AAF Players, LLC team, San Diego Fleet.