Category Archives: Sudden and Extraordinary

Labor Code Section 3208.3, Sudden and Extraordinary, Workers' Compensation

California Workers’ Compensation Defense: Understanding the “Sudden and Extraordinary” Exception to the Six-Month Employment Rule

Posted on by Joseph Yrulegui

The California Division of Workers’ Compensation is clear: An employee has the right to file for workers’ compensation benefits for a psychiatric injury. For the purposes of California workers’ compensation claim, the term ‘psychiatric injury’ is used broadly—it covers a wide range of mental health related issues, including depression, anxiety, and inability to sleep. California […]

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Sudden and Extraordinary, Workers' Compensation

CALIFORNIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION DEFENSE: LABOR CODE SECTION 3208.3 AND “SUDDEN AND EXTRAORDINARY” CLAIMS

Posted on by Joseph Yrulegui

Under California law, an employee may bring a workers’ compensation claim for a mental or emotional injury. Under California Labor Code Section 3208.3, a “psychiatric injury shall be compensable if it is a mental disorder which causes disability or need for medical treatment” and certain other criteria are satisfied. Under the statute, employees are generally […]

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