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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the employer's petition for reconsideration, upholding the finding that a registered nurse sustained a compensable psychiatric injury AOE/COE. The Board agreed with the Workers' Compensation Judge that the employer's conduct, specifically a meeting concerning coworker complaints and discussions of retirement, was not a lawful, nondiscriminatory, good faith personnel action. While the employer argued the meeting was a routine event based on objective complaints, the Board found the applicant's perception of age discrimination was objectively reasonable given her testimony and performance history. Therefore, the applicant's psychiatric injury claim remained compensable, entitling her to temporary and permanent disability benefits and future medical treatment.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the employer's petition for reconsideration, upholding the finding that a registered nurse sustained a compensable psychiatric injury AOE/COE. The Board agreed with the Workers' Compensation Judge that the employer's conduct, specifically a meeting concerning coworker complaints and discussions of retirement, was not a lawful, nondiscriminatory, good faith personnel action. While the employer argued the meeting was a routine event based on objective complaints, the Board found the applicant's perception of age discrimination was objectively reasonable given her testimony and performance history. Therefore, the applicant's psychiatric injury claim remained compensable, entitling her to temporary and permanent disability benefits and future medical treatment.
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