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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

MO: 15 Year Battle for Psych Benefits Results in $366.70 Award
Posted on 10 Dec 2010 by Martin Klug

Claimant had major depression with psychotic episodes impairing his ability to work. He failed to prove he was permanently and totally disabled from being struck while slowly backing up his car in a company parking lot while reporting to work in 1995... Read More

California WCAB Panel Denies Psychiatric Benefits as Compensable Consequence to Head Injury
Posted on 20 Aug 2010 by Goldman, Magdalin & Krikes, LLP

Panel Decision Denies Industrial Psychiatric Treatment Notwithstanding Medical Evidence That Such Treatment Was Medically Necessary. The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, in a panel decision issued July 7, 2010 , determined that there was... Read More

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