Don’t Strike Out! Coverage Needed for Traveling Professional Athletes

Consider the following scenario: an applicant filed a claim against the Arizona Diamondbacks for a date of injury of April 1, 2000 through June 1, 2010. The claim was filed August of 2018. He traveled to the state of California to play the Dodgers on six occasions throughout his entire professional baseball career. We first consider how we can combat these types of claims in the state of California.

As of October 8, 2013, AB 1309 was approved by the governor of California. Labor Code …

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