What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration granted; final decision after reconsideration deferred
Petition for Reconsideration granted and final decision deferred pending further review of merits
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 Appeals Board granted reconsideration to further study whether defendants are exempt from California jurisdiction under Labor Code § 3600.5(b) and related exemptions, deferring final decision pending further review.
From the decision · page 10IV. Accordingly, we grant defendants' Petition for Reconsideration, and order that a final decision after reconsideration is deferred pending further review of the merits of the Petition for Reconsideration and further consideration of the entire record in light of the applicable statutory and decisional law.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Applicant signed employment contracts in California with different teams during the cumulative trauma period from June 1, 1990 through August 25, 2004.