Legal Opinion
Romero v. City of Santa Fe
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided March 28, 2006No. 25,573PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PICKARD, Judge.
{1} In this case, we examine the requirement in NMSA 1978, § 52-l-24(B) (1990), that a worker must suffer a “psychologically traumatic event” in order to receive workers’ compensation benefits for a work-related mental illness that is unaccompanied by physical injury. Because the worker in this case did not suffer a psychologically traumatic event within the meaning of the statute, we affirm the order of the workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) denying compensation.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
{2} Dominic Romero (Worker) worked as a swimming pool manager for the City of Santa…
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