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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address the defendant's argument that the applicant's psychiatric injury may have been caused by good faith personnel actions, which would bar compensation. The Board found the original decision failed to properly analyze whether specific employment events constituted lawful, non-discriminatory, good faith personnel actions. Therefore, the case is returned to the trial level for the judge to determine if the applicant's claim is barred under Labor Code Section 3208.3(h) by such actions. The Board accepts, for this analysis, that the initial threshold for industrial psychiatric injury causation was met.
CAROL SERNA-TORRES vs. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, INTERCARE is a workers' compensation case decided in . This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in .
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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address the defendant's argument that the applicant's psychiatric injury may have been caused by good faith personnel actions, which would bar compensation. The Board found the original decision failed to properly analyze whether specific employment events constituted lawful, non-discriminatory, good faith personnel actions. Therefore, the case is returned to the trial level for the judge to determine if the applicant's claim is barred under Labor Code Section 3208.3(h) by such actions. The Board accepts, for this analysis, that the initial threshold for industrial psychiatric injury causation was met.
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