En Banc WCAB Throws Out former NFL Player's PPD Award

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, in an en banc decision released Tuesday, overturned an award of permanent partial disability benefits to a former professional football player for his cumulative trauma injuries sustained during the course of his career with the New Orleans Saints and Cincinnati Bengals.In Carroll v. Cincinnati Bengals, No. ADJ2295331, a majority of the board ruled that California's workers' compensation laws do not govern a claim by an employee who was hired outside of the state and was only temporarily within the state to perform work for the employer.Wesl...