Psychiatric Injuries From Violent Events and Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know

California Workers’ Compensation Law treats Psychiatric Injuries caused by Violent Events differently from other Psychiatric Injuries. This article will explain the differences. If a Psychiatric Injury is caused by a Violent Event, the causation threshold for proving an injury is lowered. This means that it is easier to qualify to attain it. For ordinary Psychiatric Injury cases, the Injured Worker must prove that the injury was predominantly (50% plus) caused by the actual events at work. For Violent Events, the causation standard is lowered to a substantial cause. This means at least 35 to 40 percent. See Labor Code Section 3208.3.

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