A recent Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) panel decision—D’Alessandro v. City of Menifee—addresses whether a police officer’s off-duty knee injury while taking a jiu-jitsu class qualified as industrial. In a split decision, the WCAB granted the officer’s Petition for Reconsideration and found that his activity was sufficiently tied to his employment and considered AOE/COE. D’Alessandro […]
