What the panel ordered
Findings and Order rescinded; matter returned to WCJ for further proceedings and new decision
Petition for Reconsideration granted; Findings and Order rescinded; matter returned to WCJ for further proceedings and new decision
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
Psyche AOE/COERemandedpsyche
The record contains substantial evidence that the actual events of employment were the predominant cause of applicant's psychiatric injury, but the record lacks sufficient evidence to determine if the employer's personnel actions were lawful, nondiscriminatory, and in good faith, requiring further development of the record.
From the decision · page 1Applicant seeks reconsideration of the Findings and Order (F&O), issued by the workers' compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) on November 18, 2019, wherein the WCJ found in pertinent part that applicant did not sustain a psychiatric injury arising out of and occurring in the course of employment (AOE/COE), that non-industrial events were the predominant cause of any psychiatric injury, and that the employer's personnel actions were lawful, nondiscriminatory, and were made in good faith so applicant's claim was barred by Labor Code section 3208.3(h).