California Gold Rush Ending for NFL Players?

There has been a recent ruling in California that could put a serious crimp in the trend of former NFL players filing for California Workers Comp benefits.

For those who came in late, former NFL players have been successfully pursuing California Workers Comp claims in recent years, taking advantage of some California rules that are more lenient in some regards than the rules in other states. Thus, players who may have only played a single game in California (or who just participated in a single practice in the Golden State) have been deemed eligible for disability benefits that stem from their professional football careers.

But a recent ruling by the California Workers Compensation Appeals Board may change that. The decision reportedly would require players who played for teams based outside California to make their Workers Comp claims under the statutes of those "home" states. And in many cases, the rules in those other states would not appear to be as friendly to the players' claims as those of California (that's why the players have been making their claims in CA in the first place.)

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