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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Nestle USA, Inc.'s petition for reconsideration of a Findings and Award. The prior award found the applicant sustained industrial injury to multiple body parts, including psyche, resulting in 38% permanent partial disability. Nestle argued the psyche injury was improperly found due to a lack of development on whether the termination was a good-faith personnel action. However, the Board found the applicant met the threshold for psychiatric injury, and Nestle failed to meet its burden of proof for the good-faith personnel action defense.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Nestle USA, Inc.'s petition for reconsideration of a Findings and Award. The prior award found the applicant sustained industrial injury to multiple body parts, including psyche, resulting in 38% permanent partial disability. Nestle argued the psyche injury was improperly found due to a lack of development on whether the termination was a good-faith personnel action. However, the Board found the applicant met the threshold for psychiatric injury, and Nestle failed to meet its burden of proof for the good-faith personnel action defense.
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