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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the applicant's petition for reconsideration of a finding that he did not sustain an industrial psychiatric injury. The Board affirmed the judge's decision that the employer successfully proved the affirmative defense under Labor Code section 3208.3. This defense applies when a psychiatric injury is substantially caused by lawful, nondiscriminatory, good-faith personnel actions. The Board found that the applicant's numerous disciplinary actions, including warnings and demotions, constituted such actions and were a predominant cause of his alleged injury.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the applicant's petition for reconsideration of a finding that he did not sustain an industrial psychiatric injury. The Board affirmed the judge's decision that the employer successfully proved the affirmative defense under Labor Code section 3208.3. This defense applies when a psychiatric injury is substantially caused by lawful, nondiscriminatory, good-faith personnel actions. The Board found that the applicant's numerous disciplinary actions, including warnings and demotions, constituted such actions and were a predominant cause of his alleged injury.
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