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This case involves an applicant claiming a psychiatric injury stemming from an employer's alleged unfair treatment after his work bus sustained minor damage. The employer argued the resulting written reprimand was a good faith personnel action, but the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied reconsideration. The WCAB adopted the Judge's report, which found the employer failed to prove the personnel action was undertaken in good faith. The WCAB gave great weight to the Judge's credibility determination of the applicant and found no substantial evidence to overturn it.
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This case involves an applicant claiming a psychiatric injury stemming from an employer's alleged unfair treatment after his work bus sustained minor damage. The employer argued the resulting written reprimand was a good faith personnel action, but the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied reconsideration. The WCAB adopted the Judge's report, which found the employer failed to prove the personnel action was undertaken in good faith. The WCAB gave great weight to the Judge's credibility determination of the applicant and found no substantial evidence to overturn it.
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