Barragan v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

BEST, J.

Petitioner, Sandra Barragan, injured her back while engaged in performing services pursuant to a stúdent externship program at Saint Agnes Hospital. Finding that she was not an employee of the hospital at the time of her injury, the workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) denied Barragan’s application for workers’ compensation benefits. Barragan’s petition for reconsideration was denied by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB). We annul the order because the undisputed facts establish Barragan’s employee status as a matter of law.

Facts

In August 1985, Barragan began a course…