July 2015 Case Law Update

JURISDICTION AND SUBROGATION In Walker v. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2015 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 240, the WCAB affirmed a professional football player's award of 70% PD and declined to enforce a forum selection clause. THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE In Kimco Staffing Services, Inc. v. State of California (2015) 80 CCC 420, the 2nd District Court of Appeal held that LC 3701.9, which prohibits temporary services employers (TSEs) and leasing employers (LEs) from self-insuring their workers' compensation liability, does not violate the equal protection provisions of the U.S. and California co...