Caron v. Maine School Administrative District No. 27

CLIFFORD, Justice.

This appeal presents the question whether an employee seeking workers’ compensation benefits for a mental injury arising out of work-related stress pursuant to 39 M.R.S.A. § 51(3)(A) (1989) must demonstrate that she experienced work stress that was extraordinary and unusual in comparison to pressures experienced by the average of all employees or in comparison to pressures experienced by the average employee performing the same job with similar duties. Because we conclude that section 51(3)(A) requires a comparison of the employee’s work stress with the pressures and…