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Applicant’s Perception of Job Stress Supported Compensable Industrial Injury in Form of Stroke: Cal. Comp. Cases July Advanced Postings (7/14/2015)
Posted on 15 Jul 2015 by Robin E. Kobayashi

Here are the third and fourth batches of advanced postings for July 2015 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com and Lexis Advance subscribers can link to the case to read the complete headnotes and summaries. © Copyright 2015 LexisNexis. All... Read More

Tags: presumption of compensability , California workers compensation , job stress , cancer , Police Officer , stroke

California: Labor Code Section 3208.3(h) Applied to Migraine Headaches
Posted on 1 Mar 2012 by Richard M. Jacobsmeyer

The 4th District Court of Appeal has issued a decision on an issue which has been pending in an unresolved fashion since the early 1990s when Labor Code § 3208.3 was amended to provide that injuries arising from lawful good faith personnel actions... Read More

Tags: psychiatric benefits , California , psychiatric condition , County of San Bernardino v W.C.A.B. , good faith personnel actions , California workers compensation , job stress , Richard Jacobsmeyer , migraine headaches , statutory interpretation , psychiatric injury

The Real McCoy: Is a “Mental-Physical” Injury Compensable?
Posted on 11 May 2012 by Robert G. Rassp, Esq.

How the California 4th DCA Muddies the Water in County of San Bernardino vs. WCAB (McCoy) 203 Cal. App.4th 1469 , 138 Cal. Rptr.3d 328, 77 Cal. Comp. Cases 219 (2012) By Robert G. Rassp, Esq. An employee has a pre-existing history of migraine headaches... Read More

Tags: mental-mental claim , stress claim , Robert Rassp , Psychiatric Injuries , DSM-IV , good faith personnel actions , California workers compensation , DSM-III , job stress , migraine headaches , mental-physical claim , cumulative trauma

California: Labor Code Section 3208.3(h) Applied to Migraine Headaches
Posted on 1 Mar 2012 by Richard M. Jacobsmeyer

The 4th District Court of Appeal has issued a decision on an issue which has been pending in an unresolved fashion since the early 1990s when Labor Code § 3208.3 was amended to provide that injuries arising from lawful good faith personnel actions... Read More

Tags: psychiatric benefits , California , psychiatric condition , County of San Bernardino v W.C.A.B. , good faith personnel actions , California workers compensation , job stress , Richard Jacobsmeyer , migraine headaches , statutory interpretation , psychiatric injury

The Real McCoy: Is a “Mental-Physical” Injury Compensable?
Posted on 11 May 2012 by Robert G. Rassp, Esq.

How the California 4th DCA Muddies the Water in County of San Bernardino vs. WCAB (McCoy) 203 Cal. App.4th 1469 , 138 Cal. Rptr.3d 328, 77 Cal. Comp. Cases 219 (2012) By Robert G. Rassp, Esq. An employee has a pre-existing history of migraine headaches... Read More

Tags: mental-mental claim , stress claim , Robert Rassp , Psychiatric Injuries , DSM-IV , good faith personnel actions , California workers compensation , DSM-III , job stress , migraine headaches , mental-physical claim , cumulative trauma