Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Toy

The Workers’ Compensation Board (the Board) set aside employer’s denial of claimant’s occupational disease claim. Employer seeks review, arguing that the medical opinion on which the Board relied is not supported by objective findings. We affirm.

In June 1994, claimant began working as a process operator in employer’s microchip fabrication facility. She worked 12-hour shifts for three to four days per week with a team of process operators. Each team spent two weeks at one of five workstations and then rotated to the next workstation. Although her duties varied, claimant’s job at each…