Appeals Court Rules Co-Workers' Disdain Isn't Actual Causal Event

An uncomfortable staff meeting featuring harsh feedback about a manager's behavior did not constitute an "actual event of employment" to cause a psychiatric injury, a California appellate court ruled on Wednesday.The California 3rd Appellate District Court of Appeals denied a petition to review a WCAB ruling denying Rosemary Verga's psychiatric injury claim in Verga v. WCAB et al., No. C055711, 1/23/08. The court ruling clarifies what constitutes abusive behavior according to the state's labor codes and also made a potential new connection between psychiatric claims and causality.R...