Legal Opinion
Atascadero Unified School District v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 28, 2002No. 2d Civil No. B155026PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COFFEE, J.
Carrie Geredes, an employee of petitioner Atascadero Unified School District (District), filed an application for workers’ compensation alleging that, as the result of workplace gossip about her extramarital affair with a coworker, she suffered a compensable psychiatric injury. The workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) ruled against her. The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) overruled the judge. We annul the WCAB’s ruling because, as a matter of law, an injury caused by workplace gossip about an employee’s personal life does not arise out of employment.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Dimmig v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- Wiseman v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- Argonaut Ins. Co. v. Workmen's Comp. Appeals Bd.California Court of Appeal · 1967
- Madin v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- Maher v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
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3Cited by4 opinions
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