Bisazza's Case

In this case, we must decide whether G. L. c. 152, § 1 (7A), of the workers’ compensation law, which defines the term “personal injury,” requires a greater “work-relatedness” nexus for emotional and mental injury compensation than is required for physical injury compensation under G. L. c. 152, § 26. Generally, a worker may recover for all personal injuries *594“arising out of and in the course of his employment.” G. L. c. 152, § 26. However, compensable personal injuries are defined to include mental or emotional disabilities “only where the predominant contributing cause of such disability is…