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Guillain-Barre Syndrome Not Deemed Sudden and Extraordinary Employment Condition: Cal. Comp. Cases September Advanced Postings (9/18/2014)
Posted on 18 Sep 2014 by California Compensation Cases Staff

Here’s the fourth batch of advanced postings for September 2014 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com and Lexis Advance subscribers can link to the case to read the complete headnotes and summaries. © Copyright 2014 LexisNexis. All rights... Read More

California: Workers' Comp Case Roundup (3/6/2018)
Posted on 6 Mar 2018 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 83 No. 2 Feb 2018 A Report of En Banc and Significant Panel Decisions of the WCAB and Selected Court Opinions of Related Interest, With a Digest of WCAB Decisions Denied Judicial Review CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE... Read More

No Psychiatric Injury After Tripping on Balloon String: Cal. Comp. Cases January Advanced Postings (12/31/2014)
Posted on 31 Dec 2014 by California Compensation Cases Staff

Here’s the second batch of advanced postings for the January 2015 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com and Lexis Advance subscribers can link to the cases to read the complete headnotes and summaries. © Copyright 2014 LexisNexis. All... Read More

California: Claimant’s Psychiatric Injury Was Not “Extraordinary” Under the Circumstances
Posted on 29 Apr 2016 by Larson's Spotlight

Under Cal. Labor Code § 3208.3(d), where the employer has employed an employee for less than six months, the employee may not recover for a psychiatric injury unless the injury is caused by a “sudden and extraordinary employment condition.”... Read More

California: Appellate Court Reverses W.C.A.B. Award of Psychiatric Injury
Posted on 23 Apr 2016 by Richard M. Jacobsmeyer

The First Appellate District Court of Appeal has closed what could have turned into a significant expansion of the concept of “sudden and extraordinary employment condition” contained in Labor Code § 3208.3(d) with a reversal of a W.C... Read More