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This case involves Harold Ott's claim for a psychiatric injury following a physical injury at Kohl's Department Store, where he had been employed for less than six months. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) affirmed a prior decision denying the psychiatric claim. This denial was based on Labor Code section 3208.3(d), which requires at least six months of employment for psychiatric injury claims unless caused by a sudden and extraordinary employment condition. The WCAB found that while the box falling on the applicant was sudden, it was not extraordinary, citing testimony that boxes falling was not uncommon in the store's operations. Therefore, the psychiatric injury claim was barred.
Harold Ott vs. KOHL'S DEPARTMENT STORE, LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION is a workers' compensation case decided in . This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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This case involves Harold Ott's claim for a psychiatric injury following a physical injury at Kohl's Department Store, where he had been employed for less than six months. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) affirmed a prior decision denying the psychiatric claim. This denial was based on Labor Code section 3208.3(d), which requires at least six months of employment for psychiatric injury claims unless caused by a "sudden and extraordinary employment condition." The WCAB found that while the box falling on the applicant was sudden, it was not extraordinary, citing testimony that boxes falling was not uncommon in the store's operations. Therefore, the psychiatric injury claim was barred.
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