Ballclubs: WCAB Jurisdiction Over Out-of-State Players' Claims Unconstitutional

Although California lawmakers attempted to limit situations in which athletes for out-of-state teams can file comp claims in the Golden State, ballclubs from Ohio and Georgia are asking a federal court to intervene and shut down two pending claims filed last year. The Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball, and the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League, are asking the U.S. District Court for Central California to declare unconstitutional two California statutes that allow the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board to take jurisdiction over c...