Bowen v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

MALLANO, J.*

Petitioner and applicant Mitchel Bowen, a California resident, suffered an injury in Florida while playing professional baseball for a minor league team owned by the Florida Marlins. He applied for benefits under the California Workers’ Compensation Act. The workers’ compensation judge found that the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) had jurisdiction over the injury because Bowen’s contract of hire was made in California. Upon reconsideration, the WCAB,.in a two-to-one decision, ruled that it was without jurisdiction to proceed with Bowen’s claim because the…