Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

STEPHENS, Acting P. J.

Petitioner the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company (Pacific Telephone) contends that respondent Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (Board) erred in finding respondent Thomas Blackburn (hereinafter also applicant) sustained injury to his emotional state arising out of and occurring in the course of employment. Pacific Telephone asserts that applicant’s injury is not compensable as it was connected with Pacific Telephone’s investigation of applicant’s alleged forgery of customer signatures on Pacific Telephone contracts. The Board concluded that regardless of…