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This case involves a worker's compensation claim for a psychological injury. The defendant argued the applicant did not meet the six-month employment requirement under Labor Code 3208.3 or the sudden and extraordinary exception. The Board affirmed the finding of industrial injury to the psyche, determining the applicant's intermittent employment, including time after the injury, constituted sufficient actual service. A dissenting opinion argued the applicant's service was less than six months and the backhoe injury was not sudden and extraordinary.
MILTON GUZMAN vs. SELECT ELECTRIC, ZURICH NORTH AMERICA is a workers' compensation case decided in San Francisco. 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 San Francisco.
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This case involves a worker's compensation claim for a psychological injury. The defendant argued the applicant did not meet the six-month employment requirement under Labor Code 3208.3 or the "sudden and extraordinary" exception. The Board affirmed the finding of industrial injury to the psyche, determining the applicant's intermittent employment, including time after the injury, constituted sufficient "actual service." A dissenting opinion argued the applicant's service was less than six months and the backhoe injury was not "sudden and extraordinary."
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