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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address the compensability of the applicant's psychiatric injury. The defendant argued the applicant's psychiatric injury was not compensable due to less than six months of employment, as required by Labor Code section 3208.3(d). While the WCJ found the auto accident was a sudden and extraordinary event exempting the six-month rule, the Board remanded the case. The Board requires the WCJ to first determine the applicant's exact length of employment before addressing the sudden and extraordinary exception.
LINEA HIMES vs. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES-IHSS, Legally Uninsured, STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND/STATE CONTRACT SERVICES, Adjusting Agency is a workers' compensation case decided in . This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address the compensability of the applicant's psychiatric injury. The defendant argued the applicant's psychiatric injury was not compensable due to less than six months of employment, as required by Labor Code section 3208.3(d). While the WCJ found the auto accident was a "sudden and extraordinary event" exempting the six-month rule, the Board remanded the case. The Board requires the WCJ to first determine the applicant's exact length of employment before addressing the "sudden and extraordinary" exception.
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